By Ekim Kilic Originally published in Evrensel (04/09/2018) Under US law, Puerto Rico is defined as an “unincorporated territory of the United States.” The Caribbean Island declared bankruptcy in May 2017 due to public debt. Then, in September 2017, it… Read More ›
Racism
Service to the People: Community Control Now!
Basically, you are stepping in where the state will not, for the people that the state has forgotten. I wouldn’t even say forgotten. The people who the state has consciously decided to ignore.
Interview With Jalen Evans of Black Lives Matter Baltimore
Would you mind if we start off with some background about yourself? Your name, where you came from, where you grew up, when you started working with Black Lives Matter, etc.? My name is Jalen Evans. I grew up in… Read More ›
False Equivalency and the Fetishism of Free Speech
In the days following the murder of activist Heather Heyer as a result of the fascist attack in Charlottesville, leftists far and wide correctly condemned the words and actions of the neo-fascist Trump, who explicitly – and repeatedly – declared a… Read More ›
An Eyewitness Account: Police Violence Against Protesters in Memphis, Tennessee
The terrorist attack against anti-fascist demonstrators on August 12, in Charlottesville, VA, ignited a flame of anti-fascist and anti-racist actions all across the United States. A comrade in the struggle against fascism and white supremacy had fallen at the hands… Read More ›
We Must Finish What They Started: Remove All Confederate Statues Now
By John Palameda In Durham, North Carolina on the afternoon of August 14th, 2017, a gathering of activists including elements from the Workers World Party climbed a statue greased by cops to impede climbing, tied a rope around the statue… Read More ›
Statement of the American Party of Labor on Capitalism’s Role in National Oppression
by Douglas Hill The American Party of Labor fiercely condemns all forms of national oppression, which are undeniably linked to imperialism – the final stage of capitalism. Whether it takes the form of racial, religious, or economic oppression, the national… Read More ›
International Platform of the ICMLPO (Unity & Struggle)
The following international platform has been endorsed and adopted by the APL. ON CAPITALISM, THE WORKING CLASS AND THE FIGHT FOR COMMUNISM I. Capitalism and the Working Class 1. Since society has split into classes, the whole of history has… Read More ›
Communist group at Rutgers protests Standing Rock with Brower rally
Photo by Jason Ye | The All Marxists-Leninists Union held a rally on the steps of Brower Commons on Tuesday to support Native Americans protesting the construction of an oil pipeline near their homes in Standing Rock, North Dakota. Members of… Read More ›
Report from May Day Chicago 2016
by T. Wesołowski May Day Chicago 2016, as with previous marches in the city, an enthusiastic and energetic affair. While the total crowd of workers marching was smaller in previous years, it certainly did not lack in working-class fervor and… Read More ›
Donald Trump and the Rise of American Neo-Fascism
– The American Party of Labor, and Marxism-Leninism in general, defines fascism as the open terrorist dictatorship of the most reactionary, most chauvinist and most imperialist elements of a ruling class exercised through a fascist political party or organization having… Read More ›
Report from the Anti-Trump Resistance in Chicago
by Nicole Dimitrov When I heard that Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), I knew that I had to be a present individual at the protest despite fears that Trump supporters had physically… Read More ›
American Party of Labor Statement on the Baltimore Resistance
The American Party of Labor recognizes that the youth-led resistance in Baltimore is an expression of the righteous anger and frustration of the people against state terrorism and police brutality. 10,000 people from across the country marched in the streets… Read More ›
American Party of Labor Statement on the Anti-Racist Rebellion in Ferguson
On August 9th in the town of Ferguson in Missouri, white police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, a black teenager, firing twelve shots and hitting him six times, including twice in the head. The 18-year-old Michael Brown was… Read More ›
Joint Statement on the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Ferguson, Missouri
We, the undersigned demand, an end to the state of emergency declared today in Ferguson MO, an end to the killings and legal lynchings of Black people in the United States, and the resignation of MO Gov. Nixon as he… Read More ›