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ICE kills in Minnesota, then moves to crush protest

January 22, 2026 Gary Wilson

Federal authorities arrested civil rights organizers in St. Paul, Minnesota, after a protest at a Southern Baptist church that demanded accountability for an ICE killing. Among those arrested were Nekima Levy Armstrong, an ordained minister […]

Remembering the revolutionary spirit of Rev. Martin Luther King in Brooklyn

January 22, 2026 Stephen Millies

Cold weather didn’t stop people from marching in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s holiday on Jan. 19. The action was called by the December 12th Movement. The […]

Solidarity actions for Minneapolis general strike spread to 300 cities

January 22, 2026 Gary Wilson

Solidarity actions called for Jan. 23 in support of the Minneapolis general strike have spread rapidly across the United States, jumping from “dozens” of cities to at least 80 in just four days. The expansion […]

New Orleans high school students stage walkout against ICE

January 20, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans, Jan. 20 – High school students at three city schools staged a two-hour walkout against ICE on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s second term inauguration. The schools were NOCCA (New Orleans Center for […]

From Minneapolis to Texas: ICE means death, get ICE out

January 20, 2026 Gary Wilson

On Jan. 14, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, had died in federal custody. He was pronounced dead at 4:09 p.m. at Camp East Montana, an immigration detention site in west […]

80 years without a general strike. Then ICE came to Minneapolis

January 19, 2026 Gary Wilson

For most of U.S. history, general strikes have been rare — not because workers lacked the will to fight, but because the ruling class moved quickly and violently whenever that power surfaced. When workers across […]

Renee Good’s murder shines spotlight on far-right war on queer women

January 19, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

Previous articles in this series: ‘We will get ICE out of Minnesota’: Community, unions mobilize for Jan. 23 The siege of Minneapolis: testimonies from the front lines “If they are going to shoot us and […]

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MLK 2026: From the “demonic suction tube” of war to the fight against tech-capitalism

January 19, 2026 Colby Byrd

In 2026, there are three lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – and the Civil Rights struggle he played a major role in – that will aid us in our continuing fight to destroy […]

The siege of Minneapolis: testimonies from the front lines

January 18, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

In an effort to provide readers with a clearer picture of events in Minneapolis, Struggle-La Lucha has spoken to local activists and community members and gathered testimonies from other participants in the local response to […]

‘We will get ICE out of Minnesota’: Community, unions mobilize for Jan. 23

January 17, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

Imagine federal agents are besieging your neighborhood. Gas canisters and explosives are popping off all around. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have just shot someone nearby. You pile your children, including your six-month-old baby, […]