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Notes on the Black Lives Matter Uprising in Historical and Global Context
Summary: The Black Lives Matter uprising in the USA, the working-class resistance to unsafe conditions in Italy, and the fight by Hong Kong youth against the repressive Chinese regime exemplify a new generation on the move for radical change. First appeared in New Politics Online — Editors
‘Canada’s Not Innocent’: Anti-racism protesters rally in Edmonton, Alberta
Summary: Anti-racist demonstration in Edmonton draws over 15,000 – Editors.
[Video] Dismantling Democracy
“Authoritarian Politics,” presentation at panel on “Dismantling Democracy,” with Kevin B. Anderson, a Marxist-Humanist, and Jessica Pisano, part of NEH-supported colloquium series chaired by Julia Rothenberg and Laura Cohen, and sponsored by the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York (May 6-on zoom).
Notes on Lenin at 150: Theoretical Preparation for Revolution in the Time of COVID-19
Summary: Lenin’s theoretical preparation for revolution during the war years 1914-17 is a lesson for us today during the isolation of COVID-19 — Editors
In Memory of George Shriver, Translator of Rosa Luxemburg
Summary: It is with great sadness that we have heard of the death of George Shriver. Peter Hudis, general editor of The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, remembers a friend and a comrade. This was first published on the website of Verso Books at:
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4689-in-memoriam-of-george-shriver-translator-of-rosa-luxembourg
Southern California Under Lockdown
Summary: An activist’s personal reflections on the lockdown in Southern California – Editors.
Covid-19 and Social Inequality: How Poor Filipinos Suffer More During Pandemics
Summary: On social inequality and the Filipino government’s measures taken against the coronavirus – Editors.
Prisons, Prisoners, and the Coronavirus
Summary: Longtime New Afrikan political prisoner Khalfani M. Khaldun discusses the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. prisoner population, the most vulnerable section of the U.S. populace – Editors
Sweden and Covid-19: Social Democrats Hesitate
Summary: How the coronavirus has hit Sweden – Editors
Auto Companies Announce Closure Following Outbreak of Wildcat Strikes
The Big Three automakers announced they will begin temporarily suspending production until at least March 30 after a series of wildcat strikes — Editors.
First appeared in Labor Notes here, on March 18.
[Video] Understanding Rosa Luxemburg’s Life and Work
Interview with Peter Hudis, editor of the Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, on the life and legacy of Rosa Luxemburg. In cooperation with Verso Books and the Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung – Editors.
Remarks on Race, Capital, and Revolution
Summary: Delivered as a comment after a presentation by Kevin B. Anderson on Marx at the Margins at University of Lund, Sweden — Editors
Emancipation of the working class is the act of workers themselves!
Summary: Below is the text of a flyer that was written by Lalan, a worker in Nagpur, India, and translated by Arvind Ghosh, for the General Strike in India which on 8-9th of January saw 150 million workers went on strike, including workers in transport, financial services, and both state-owned and private industries – Editors.