Nepal and Madagascar: The Uprisings Must Go Further
In September, hundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters marched in the streets of Nepal, demanding an end to their corrupt government that oversaw poverty and suffering for the majority while a corrupt political caste and capitalist ruling class skimmed off the wealth of society for themselves. Within weeks, their protest had brought down the […]
Peru: State of Emergency, But a Social Emergency!
October 30 2025 reprint from the website of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French The impeachment of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, abandoned by her political allies under pressure from the popular mobilizations that have been shaking the country since early September, has not quelled the anger. On October 15, tens of […]
Defense of Trans Rights is Part of Larger Struggle
In recent years, attacks on LGBTQ people and specifically the transgender community have spread and intensified around the world. Here in the United States, right-wing religious organizations stoke hysteria over alleged men participating in women’s sports, over a few trans athletes possibly gaining unfair advantages over women, and over supposed indoctrination and mutilation of unsuspecting […]
The Telepathy Tapes: When Society Fails, Pseudoscience Thrives
In a society that treats people—such as those with autism—as worthless, some will turn to pseudoscience for hope, as demonstrated by the popularity of The Telepathy Tapes.
Serbian Students and Workers Fight Back
Serbian students are leading a protest movement against the corruption of the government, which had led to people dying in a roof collapse.
December 2, 1964: The Occupation of Sproul Hall and the Berkeley Free Speech Movement
Sixty years ago today, on December 2, 1964, students on the Berkeley campus of the University of California took over Sproul Hall, the university’s main administrative building
Lead in the Water of Our Oakland Schools
Lead has been found in Oakland schools’ water, and the response by school district officials has been inadequate.
Freedom Summer 1964: A Movement for Freedom and Democracy
It is 60 years since Freedom Summer. Originally known as the Mississippi Summer Project, what came to be known as Freedom Summer brought together more than 1,000 college-age students to travel to Mississippi to support the Black freedom movement in one of the most systematically racist states of the United States. Most of the participants […]
Columbia Students Spark a Larger Uprising!
Since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent genocidal war on Palestinians, many universities have experienced a simmering battle between those supporting Israel’s Zionist policies and those protesting them. Soon after Israel’s disproportionate response to the attack materialized and it became clear that their war was intended to destroy and displace people […]
Vigil For a Free Palestine (at Johns Hopkins University)
On Monday, October 23, about 160 students, faculty, staff, and community members showed up to a student-organized vigil and speak out for Palestine at Johns Hopkins University. It was an incredibly moving event. It started with a vigil, where speakers voiced their grief, sorrow, and outrage at the long history of Israel’s colonization of Palestine, […]
Extreme Heat is Making Sports Deadly
Extreme heat is making sports, especially football, more dangerous.
School Libraries Under Threat in Houston
Houston Independent School District is converting school libraries into student discipline centers.
NO to the Guilty Verdict in the Baltimore Squeegee Case!
The trial over the shooting of a motorist by a teenage squeegee worker in Baltimore has come to an end. A year after the shooting the jury reached the verdict that the teenager, tried as an adult, was guilty of voluntary manslaughter, the use of a firearm in a crime, and being a minor in […]
Big Business Attacks Child Labor Laws
Reported violations of state and federal child labor laws are on the rise nationwide. From meatpacking plants to construction sites to food packaging and coffee harvesting, teenagers, mostly immigrants, are being exploited in violation of longstanding child labor laws. Now let’s be clear — this isn’t all that new. Businesses trying to hire the cheapest […]
Student Loan Debt SCOTUS Case Update
The Supreme Court is hearing a case to determine whether or not Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can continue. The Supreme Court’s decision is expected in June, but it is very likely that the court will overturn Biden’s program, given the reactionary political perspectives of the Supreme Court Justices and their continuous assault on our […]
CDC Report on Teen Depression: This System is Making us Sick
A CDC report released on Feb. 13 told us that there is a terrible rise in teen depression, especially for girls. Specifically, in the U.S. nearly: These findings show high and worsening levels of persistent sadness or hopelessness across all racial and ethnic groups. We can’t be sure of all of the causes of this. […]
George Floyd Uprisings: An Awakening Decades in the Making
The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops turned out to be the last straw for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States.