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Two Futures: The Strikes at General Motors and at Chicago’s Schools
Summary: The 2019 strike wave in the U.S. may surpass 2018. Strikes by autoworkers at General Motors and by teachers and support staff in Chicago schools show us that the future of work and of our communities is at stake — Editors
Lebanon, Not Just an Intifada but a Revolution
Summary: Mass mobilization continues into a fourth week, challenging political, economic and sectarian forces. Image is of martyred Aala Abu Fakhr — Editors
The Lebanese Intifada
Summary: On new protests in Lebanon, which have created solidarity across all sectarian divides — Editors
Ukraine, Peace, Oligarchs and Big Power Manoeuvres
Summary: Talk about a possible peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia ignores how the Ukrainian people are being squeezed by rival imperialisms as well as Ukraine’s own corrupt oligarchs. An earlier version appeared at Ukraine Solidarity Campaign — Editors
Los Angeles Protest Against Turkish Attack on Kurds
Summary: Demonstration outside Turkish Consulate draws several hundred spirited participants to support Rojava and denounce Erdogan and Trump — Editors
Fermenting Revolution: Anti-Racism and Broader Social Struggles
Summary: On Raya Dunayevskaya and C.L.R. James during the Johnson-Forest Tendency on anti-racism as a ferment for broader revolutionary struggles. First appeared in The Activist History Review on September 26, 2019 — Editors
Support Rojava Against the Erdogan-Trump Unholy Alliance to Crush the Kurds!
Summary: Solidarity with Rojava vs. the Trump-Erdogan dirty deal against the Kurds — Editors
Protest Against the Far Right in Los Angeles
Summary: LA Left holds vigil against far-right conference — Editors.
No War on Iran for the Saudis!
Summary: Statement by the International Marxist Humanist Organization against war and imperialist sanctions. While the attack, attributed to Iran, on the Saudi oil processing plant shows the vulnerability of US allies in the region, the new financial sanctions the US is using against Iran — and also Venezuela — constitute an unprecedented type of imperialist intervention, in addition to threats of outright war — Editors
On Corporate Pride and Reclaiming Pride’s Radical Past
Summary: Discusses the meaning of Pride, and its revolutionary potential.
In Memoriam: Lisa Lubow
Summary: Remarks delivered to the July 20 memorial meeting for scholar activist Lisa Lubow (1954-2019), at Glendale Community College, CA. Lisa linked her fierce opposition to environmental destruction to its underlying roots in the capitalist system through the Converging Storms Action Network, which she co-founded — Editors
Sanctions and More. Who suffers?
Discusses the civilians suffering from the sanctions on Iran. Originally appeared in London Progressive Journal on September 22, 2019 here.
GM strikers push beyond fairness
Summary: The strike against General Motors by 49,000 members of the United Autoworkers, which began September 15, has caught the attention of the country.
Stand for Labor and Human Rights in Iran
Summary: On repression of Iranian workers and other social activists — Editors
Women of Color and Indigeneity: A Revolutionary Subject
Summary: Discusses significant role of women, especially Women of Color, in revolutionary struggles, in order to show that women’s liberation and an anti-racist agenda are central to Marxist-Humanism. Adapted from parts of the author’s “A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity” (Peter Lang Publishers, 2019). — Editors
