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1898 invasion of Puerto Rico & the emergence of U.S. imperialism
For the many people who have engaged in the struggle for Puerto Rico’s independence, July 25 has a special significance.…
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1898 invasion of Puerto Rico & the emergence of U.S. imperialism
For the many people who have engaged in the struggle for Puerto Rico’s independence, July 25 has a special significance.…
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U.S. immigration policy founded on racism
Capitalist politicians, far-right organizations and media pundits base their anti-immigrant arguments on the claim that undocumented workers--who they call "illegal…
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‘Minutemen’ aim to divide the working class
On May 21, over 300 demonstrators confronted about 50 members of the racist “Minutemen Project” in downtown Los Angeles. Pro-immigrant…
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Los Angeles police reforms do not stop racist abuses
On May 15, a federal judge extended the Consent Decree—a federal oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department—for three additional…
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Welfare ‘reform’ targets working-class women
Maria is a Dominican woman living in New York City. Domestic violence forced her and her 7-year-old daughter into a…
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Enron executives verdict a falling out among thieves
On May 23, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling—former CEOs of the infamous Enron Corporation—were convicted of crimes against their economic…
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What is democracy?
The word “democracy” comes from the Greek words “demos”—the people—and “kratos”—rule, and therefore means “rule of the people.” As a…
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Oct. 28 Call for nationwide antiwar protests
The following is a June 21 announcement posted by ANSWER Coalition – http://www.answercoalition.org/ U.S. Out of Iraq Now! We Are the…
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Update on ‘Usable’ Nukes report
Although Divine Strake had been delayed indefinitely, more than 200 people demonstrated outside the Nevada Test Site May 28 against…
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Socialism and Liberation, Vol. 3, No. 6
U.S. WORKING CLASS Solidarity key to LGBT struggle (Saul Kanowitz) ‘There is no hierarchy of oppressions’ Open letter from 45…
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El movimiento obrero y el movimiento pro los inmigrantes
Debido a su estallido repentino, un movimiento popular a menudo puede sorprender y sobrepasar al movimiento organizado obrero. Un ejemplo…
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Lecciones del Primero de Mayo ‘Un Día sin Inmigrantes’
Millones de trabajadores inmigrantes y sus aliados marcaron el Primero de Mayo del 2006—el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores—con huelgas,…
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Venezuela prepares for a ‘war of resistance’
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez announced preparations for a “war of resistance” against a potential U.S. invasion during his weekly broadcast…
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‘There is no hierarchy of oppressions’
The following is an open letter signed by 45 leaders and activists in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…
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New perspectives on the immigration debate
Ron Wilkins is a professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. A former member of the Student…
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Organized labor and immigrant rights
A people’s movement can often surprise or surpass, in its sudden upsurge, the organized workers’ movement. One historic example is…
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Darfur, imperialist intervention and anti-Arab hysteria
For the past three years, the armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has provided a pretext for U.S.…
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Mass uprising in Nepal forces king to grant concessions
“The king, his army and their guns were no match against the strength of the people. We won, he lost,”…
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What’s at stake in Mexico’s presidential elections
On July 2, Mexican voters will go to the ballot boxes to elect the country’s next president. The two leading…
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