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• On the L’Simcha Massacre: Another Dark Chapter in the History of American Anti-Semitism

  By xzanderstephens on November 8, 2018

  

  It has been just over a week since a neo-Nazi walked into a synagogue and opened fired on the congregants of the L’Simcha who were there celebrating the ancient rite of the bris; a ritual that Jewish men have gone… Read More ›

• Editorial: Rising Waters

  By Alfonso Casal on November 6, 2018

  

  “I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world.” Bob Dylan, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall The rain is falling very hard indeed. In a move that might very well signal the reversal of the social-democratic… Read More ›

• International Vigils Organized to Bring Attention to Irish Genocide

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 2, 2018

  

  People will gather in over 97 locations across more than 13 nations this Saturday, November 3rd, 2018, to hold commemorations, vigils, and masses in commemoration of  the Irish Genocide of 1845-1852. Commonly referred to as the “Great Famine, Great Hunger, or… Read More ›

• No Erasure of LGBTQ+ People!

  By Andrea Z. on November 2, 2018

  

  On Sunday, October 20th, the Trump administration announced that it was considering adopting a strict definition of “sex,” as it applies to anti-discrimination law. Under the proposed definition, gender will be considered fixed and immutable, with one’s gender assignment at… Read More ›

• Statement of the American Party of Labor on the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 30, 2018

  

  “National and racial chauvinism is a vestige of the misanthropic customs characteristic of the period of cannibalism. Antisemitism, as an extreme form of racial chauvinism, is the most dangerous vestige of cannibalism.  Antisemitism is of advantage to the exploiters as… Read More ›

• Immigrant Rights are Human Rights: An Interview with Immigrant Rights Activists in St. Louis, Mo.

  By K. Pettis on October 28, 2018

  

  At a time when national tension concerning our southern border is at its zenith, those in progressive circles are beginning to ask “what is to be done?” To attempt to answer that, I met up with a group of working… Read More ›

• Fascism is not in a single country… It is everywhere

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 28, 2018

  

  Originally published in Evrensel (10/24/2018) by Nuray SANCAR This is also a time when the cry of ‘No Pasaran’ against Franco is heard. There is not only the experience of fascism but that of those fought against it. It was easy enough to… Read More ›

• The Many Costs of American Education: An Interview with Working Class, Non-Traditional Student Gary Manning

  By lennonreed on October 27, 2018

  

  Gary Manning is a non-traditional student attending a community college in Alabama. We sat down with him to discuss the intersection of the rising cost of college education and increasing numbers of students, traditional and non, returning to school to… Read More ›

• Voter Suppression Against Minority Workers

  By L.Zorfass on October 25, 2018

  

  As the midterm cycle comes to a close, the amount of people able to actually vote has decreased. This decline in registered voters is not out of apathy of the American public, or because the country is full of people… Read More ›

• Honduras Workers Victims of Imperial Racket

  By L.Zorfass on October 24, 2018

  

  Across the United States, a conversation about a caravan of over 1,500 people from Honduras is on the lips of nearly every American and is saturated in our national media. The workers from Honduras are heading to the United States… Read More ›

• Labour Party of Iran: A Communist Approach to the Question of the Right of Nations to Self-Determination in the Era of Imperialism

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 21, 2018

  

  In theory: In his analysis of the right to self-determination of nations in the era of the old colonial system, Lenin had a harsh confrontation with the national chauvinists of the Second International who defended the rule of imperialist Europe… Read More ›

• #CountMeIn: Persistent New York Workers’ Struggle Continues To Fight

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 21, 2018

  

  Photos obtained from CountMeIn Facebook Page Ekim KILIÇ New York On October 11th, union construction workers of the Hudson Yards came out to protest Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau outside of the Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner at the University Club… Read More ›

• Mistreatment of Workers in the Rideshare Industry, a Story from Seattle

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 21, 2018

  

  By L. Giering, Red Phoenix correspondent, Seattle. Lyft, Uber, and other rideshare drivers frequently drive during late night hours when demand is dominated by intoxicated passengers returning home from the bars. These are the most profitable times, but also the… Read More ›

• EMEP Chairwoman Selma Gürkan Will Be On Trial Because of Criticising AKP’s War Policies

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 8, 2018

  

  Originally published in Evrensel (10/08/2018) The Labour Party (EMEP) Chairwoman Selma Gürkan will be on trial, on October 9, because of criticising the Erdoğan government’s war policies. Turkish government started a military intervention in Afrin in January 2018; fanning the… Read More ›

• Democrats Put Cowardice On Display With Supreme Court Confirmation

  By L.Zorfass on October 6, 2018

  

  “And so, the “enlightened” judges of constitutional states are fulminating against all participation of people’s representatives in legal procedure.” -V.I. Lenin When Brett Kavanaugh was nominated by President Trump to fill the empty seat on the Supreme Court, yet another dividing line… Read More ›

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