Chad: French Africa Loses a Friend

Chad: French Africa Loses a Friend

April 26, 2021, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, Translated from French Macron announced the death of Marshal Idriss Déby and lamented the loss for France of “a courageous friend.” Marshal Idriss Déby was...
Colombia: Repression is not Breaking the Social Uprising

Colombia: Repression is not Breaking the Social Uprising

Translated from the French May 12, 2021 article in Convergences Revolutionnaires by the Etincelle fraction of the NPA https://www.convergencesrevolutionnaires.org/Colombie-la-repression-ne-brise-pas-le-soulevement-social Colombia is experiencing one of the most...
Unrest in Palestine – Resistance in the Face of Israeli Violence

Unrest in Palestine – Resistance in the Face of Israeli Violence

For about a month, there have been attacks by Israeli police on Palestinians in Jerusalem gathering for celebrations of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. On Sunday, March 9, East Jerusalem, a part of that ancient city in what is traditionally Palestine, has exploded...
How Kaiser Treats Its Heroes

How Kaiser Treats Its Heroes

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest and wealthiest healthcare corporations in California, has just laid off 200 employees in the Northern California region. Kaiser’s administration is calling this a “staffing restructuring” and argues that these cuts will make their...
Book in Review: Mother by Maxim Gorky

Book in Review: Mother by Maxim Gorky

Mother’s Day reminds us of a great novel –Mother by Maxim Gorky. The book was written in 1906 and the story is set in the years before the Russian Revolution, when workers and other committed revolutionaries organized among themselves to spread ideas and literature...