Derek Lewis

University of California student activist and Marxist-Humanist studying and participating in U.S. labor politics.

Articles From This Author

Derek Lewis

US Labor Activity from Summer 2022 to Summer 2024

Summary: Analyzing U.S. labor trends from 6/2022 to 6/2024 in order to critique Vanguardism – Editors

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Impressions of UCSB’s Student Encampment in Protesting Palestinian Genocide

Summary: Conversations with members of an encampment which has persisted since May 1st —Editors

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Fascistic Christian Nationalism’s Role in Killing Nex Benedict

Summary: Analyzing the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a non-binary Oklahoma high school student, in the context of U.S. Christian Nationalism and capitalism — Editors

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Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, the Movimiento Semilla, and a Tentative Inauguration

Summary: On the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo, efforts to halt it, and new stirrings for Indigenous rights and democracy – Editors

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Neo-Fascist Mike Johnson Takes the Speaker’s Gavel

Summary: The rise of the United States’ most inexperienced and reactionary Speaker of the House of Representatives — Editors

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Update on Los Angeles Rallies Supporting the Palestinian People

Summary: The October 21 rally and march drew thousands in downtown Los Angeles — Editors

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Los Angeles Demonstration for Palestine Amidst Rising Fears of Israeli Invasion

Summary: The demonstration of several thousand galvanized support for Palestine — Editors

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Ongoing Strikes Show Increasing U.S. Labor Militancy

Summary: Increasing militancy of unions at the leadership and grassroots levels illustrates an increased resolve to resist capital — Editors

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Uganda Passes Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

Summary: Uganda’s murderous new anti-LGBTQ+ law is not only about Africa, given its connections to the agenda of the U.S. religious right – Editors

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Events from this author

[[Los Angeles]] Roundtable: Developing Marxist-Humanism in Light of the New Historic Turning Point

June 23, 2024
5:00-7:00 PM, Los Angeles Time

Community Room (second floor – we regret no elevator or wheelchair accessibility -- but see zoom link for remote attendance)
The Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd Street (corner Fairfax Ave., next to the Grove), Los Angeles 90036

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[[Los Angeles]] Lenin’s Legacy 100 Years Later: Dialectics of Revolution and National Liberation

January 21, 2024
5:00-7:00 PM, Los Angeles Time

Community Room (second floor – we regret no elevator or wheelchair accessibility -- but see Zoom link for remote attendance)
The Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd Street

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[[Los Angeles]] Marx on Gender and Indigenous Societies: An Open Dialectic for the Future

October 2, 2022
5:00-7:00 PM, Los Angeles time


2221 Barry Ave LA CA 90064

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