Women Hold Up Half the Sky – But Don’t Have Half the Power or Half the Wealth
The claim that the division between the sexes today is natural, or has always been this way, is not true. For most of human existence humans lived in small groups, worked together, shared the resources and took collective responsibility for the young and the old. There was no exploitation by a group that ruled over […]
EU – Turkey : The Deal of Shame
Following the agreement reached last Friday in Brussels with the Turkish government, most migrants landing on the Greek islands will be sent back to Turkey. This is how the Europe of the barbed wire disposes of men, women and children fleeing war and misery. For Hollande, Merkel and others, it does not matter that the […]
March 9, March 17, March 24, March 31… Spring 2016, This is Just the Beginning!
The demonstration against the Work Act of March 17, called on by young people, was a success: the university and high school students, joined by many workers, gave a follow-up to March 9 and laid the groundwork for the next demonstrations on March 24 and 31. The government’s small edits to the El Khomri Act […]
Trump’s Racist Divide and Conquer Campaign
From the very beginning of Trump’s presidential campaign he has made an appeal to white voters by attacking just about everyone else. Such strategies on the part of politicians and bosses are nothing new. What is new is the fact that a billionaire like Trump is willing and able to openly say what many politicians […]
Report From Palestine: The Crisis of Occupation (March 19 – Brooklyn, NY)
download 8.5 x 11 flyer [.pdf 100kb] It has been one and a half years since Israel’s latest brutal assault on the people of the occupied territories of Palestine. Over 2,000 people including 500 children were killed in that assault. It was only the latest in a series of invasions and assaults in 2012, 2009, […]
March 2016 – Speak Out Now (newspaper)
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Spring is in the Air: This is Just a Start…
Between 224,000 and 500,000 protesters were in the streets across the country on March 9! 1.2 million online signatures have been gathered against the Work Act. In less than three weeks, anger has been expressed, organized, demonstrated. A specter haunts the bosses, the government, the left and the right: that of having to abandon this […]
Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil: Syria and the Conflict in the Middle East
Revolutionary University, March 2016 Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil, Professor of Political Science at CSU Stanislaus and author of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. (angryarab.blogspot.com)
Dr. Susan Weissman: The Life of Victor Serge
Revolutionary University, March 2016 Dr. Susan Weissman is Professor of Politics at St. Mary’s College and author of Victor Serge: The Course is Set on Hope. Victor Serge was a revolutionary socialist who fought Stalinism and Fascism, staying true to his socialist ideals.
Robert Brenner: Capitalism – a System in Crisis
Revolutionary University, March 2016 Robert Brenner, economist and Professor of History at UCLA and an editor of the socialist journal Against the Current, and New Left Review
Speak Out Now Revolutionary University (March 12-13, 2016 Oakland, CA)
download a copy of the schedule of speakers; image of poster Saturday, March 12 1pm – 3pm Professor As’ad AbuKhalil: Syria and the Conflict in the Middle East Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil, Professor of Political Science at CSU Stanislaus and author of “Saudi Arabia and the U.S.” As’ad AbuKhalil: http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ Link to video of this talk 3:30pm […]
Get Rid of the Labor Act!
Already more than one million people have signed the petition against the Work Act of Myriam El Khomri. And the demonstrations planned for March 9 will be massive. So suddenly, Hollande and Valls started speaking of “dialogue” with the unions, to coax us. But workers and young people are not fools. Gattaz dreamed it, Hollande-Valls […]
Donald Trump: Overflowing With Hate
Donald Trump continues to win in the primaries in spite of his racist and violent outbursts, including calling for the killing of family members of terrorists, the open use of torture, and refusing to distance himself from the Ku Klux Klan. But now the Republican Party leadership has openly denounced him. Following Trump’s recent wins, […]
No Coal Trains to Oakland!
Burning coal is one of the most polluting forms of energy production and one of the greatest contributors to global warming. What could be more insane than destroying the environment with massive coal mining operations, and then loading the coal onto a mile-long string of open coal cars, then sending them more than 750 miles […]
The U.S. Supreme Court: Judicial Servants of the Ruling Class
Following the death of Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, on February 13, 2016, the empty Supreme Court seat has become a political battleground between Republicans and Democrats. This has been painted as a decisive struggle for civil rights. But most of the time the Supreme Court does little more than serve the interests of the […]
French Workers and Youth Prepare a Massive Fightback
This week in France, young people and workers are preparing a massive fight against attacks coming from the Socialist Party government of Francois Hollande. March 9th has been set in France as a day to take to the streets in strikes and demonstrations against the “Khomri Law,” named after Labor Minister Myriam El Khomri. The […]
Movie Review: “Where to Invade Next?”
If you’re looking for a good laugh and want to see what the quality of life for an average person is like in other countries, see Michael Moore’s new film: “Where to Invade Next?” Slovenia, Tunisia, Finland and Portugal are some of the countries he visits. Once you see what’s normal for them, you realize […]