Baltimore Government Responds to Youth-Related Violence with Repression, Not Solutions
Baltimore is responding to youth-related violence by instituting a curfew, which punishes youth and does nothing to address the causes.
Racist Antioch Police
“This… is the most pervasive racial hatred case I’ve ever been involved in…This conduct itself was so horrible that it was more than just locker room talk, it was a state of mind.” That’s how civil rights attorney John Burris referred to the city of Antioch’s police department after he filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against […]
The Shooting of Ralph Yarl
The shooting of Ralph Yarl and the delay in charging the shooter show the toxic effects of racism in the U.S.
Curtis Bay: A Community Fights against Deadly “Sacrifice Zone” in Baltimore
Across the Patapsco River from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor tourist district lie the former neighborhoods of Fairfield and Wagner’s Point. Throughout the 20th century, these tight-knit immigrant and Black communities were a target for the development of chemical and refining industries. Many decades of explosions, fires, and pollution from industries engulfing the area eventually led residents […]
Greg Abbott Green-Lights Far-Right Violence
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, is “working as swiftly as Texas law allows” to have Daniel Perry pardoned. Perry was recently convicted of the murder of a Black Lives Matter protester during the mass protests in 2020. Abbott took up the crusade to push for a pardon only after Tucker Carlson called him out […]
Biden Overrules Anti-Racist Legislation in D.C.
On March 20th, Biden signed into law a bill passed by Congress, including most Republicans and some Democrats, that overturned a new Washington, D.C. ordinance reforming D.C.’s criminal justice system. The law – which was passed by the majority of D.C. city council – would have removed minimum sentencing requirements and given the right to […]
Trump and Biden — An Immigration Policy Just as Harsh
Biden’s border policy of denying asylum and deporting immigrants is as harsh as Trump’s.
Baltimore Celebrates the Life of Eddie Conway: A Fighter for the People
On February 25, several hundred people in Baltimore gathered to celebrate the life of Marshall “Eddie” Conway, who died February 13 at age 76. Collective shouts of “All power to the people!” punctuated the event many times. It was a celebration not only of Eddie Conway, but of people’s struggles against racism and capitalism. Conway […]
Police Department in Vallejo, California Destroys Evidence of Police Killings
In January 2021, officials in Vallejo, California destroyed hundreds of pieces of evidence from at least six police shootings just as they were about to be made public. The evidence that was destroyed came from two of the city’s most violent years on record. In fact, Vallejo Police Department (VPD) is one of the most […]
Child Labor a Normal Part of Capitalism
Immigrant children have been found to be working in dangerous conditions. Such exploitation is a normal part of capitalism.
Podcast Review: Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
A review of Unreformed, a podcast about a school that tortured Black children.
New Report Exposes Racism in Health Outcomes for Infants and Mothers
Black mothers and children fare worse than whites even when the Black families are rich.
Anti-Immigrant Bill in Texas: Peddling Hate to Divide Us
Texas politicians are promoting hatred against immigrants from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
The Black Panther Party: A Brief History and Lessons for Today
The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded in the fall of 1966 in Oakland, California, as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. It changed its name to Black Panther Party in 1968 and remained vibrant until the early 1970s. The Panthers arose toward the end of the Black Freedom Movement, as the energy of the […]
Black History: A Tale of Two Legacies
February is Black History Month — a time to celebrate centuries of Black struggle for justice as well as focus on the truth about racial oppression and exploitation throughout U.S. history. There are “Two Legacies.” The first begins with chattel slavery, that is, the vicious kidnapping and racist oppression and exploitation of Black people as […]
End The Police Murders!
Police in Memphis murdered another Black man, Tyre Nichols. We need to organize to end this violent, racist system.
Keith Davis Jr. is Free!
Baltimore residents fighting for justice are celebrating this week following the news that Keith Davis Jr. has had all charges against him dropped by the State’s Attorney’s office of Baltimore City. On January 13, Davis reunited with his wife, children, and friends when he was freed after more than seven years of incarceration. On June […]
The Louisiana Slave Rebellion of 1811 – America’s First Freedom March
January 8-10 marks the anniversary of the Louisiana Rebellion of 1811, also known as the German Coast Uprising. At the time, it was the largest slave insurgency in the history of the United States, involving between 200-500 slaves fighting for their freedom. It is sometimes referred to as “America’s First Freedom March.” It didn’t matter […]
Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Rally Thurs. Dec. 15 at 5pm, San Francisco
5 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2022 Federal Building, San Francisco, 7th and Mission Streets Mumia Is innocent! But this innocent, framed-up man has been held for over four decades in prison. Mumia is an internationally known political prisoner. As a former Black Panther and MOVE supporter, Mumia was framed for a crime he did […]
December 7, 1941: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans
On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor did not come out of nowhere. It was the culmination of growing economic competition, including sanctions, over which of these two empires would control the resources and markets of the Asian Pacific. The attack brought the […]
Film Review: “Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman”
Investigative journalist Greg Palast has made a new documentary, “Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman,” that shines a light on the extensive voter suppression that has taken place in the state of Georgia. The film shows how attempts at voter suppression often target Black voters. This is an old story of racism that goes back to […]
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s New Trial Request Denied: Free Mumia!
On October 26, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s request for a new trial was rejected after a court hearing in Philadelphia. Abu-Jamal has been in prison for 40 years after being accused of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. Despite many inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case, he was sentenced to death row in 1982 and has been in […]
War on Racism!
November 7, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) in France, translated from French. On November 3 in the French Parliament, the sparse ranks of representatives were treated to a special session. One of them, Gregoire de Fournas, the elected representative from Gironde (the largest department […]
Book Review: Racism and Capitalism: What it Costs us ALL – The Sum of Us, by Heather McGee
The Sum of Us by Heather McGee is an interesting, but frustrating, book on racism in the United States.
Water Emergency in Baltimore
Positive samples of E. coli in drinking water were detected beginning on Friday, September 2 in Baltimore’s Harlem Park/Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, an overwhelmingly Black area with some of the city’s highest rates of poverty. The first public announcement was released on Monday, when the Department of Public Works posted on social media that residents in a […]
Capitalism + Racism + Climate Crisis = Water Disaster in Jackson, Mississippi
The climate crisis is combining with institutional inequality to create more suffering for oppressed people.
Justice For Brittney Griner! Justice For Us All!
Since March of this year, WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner has been incarcerated in Russia, and is now facing 10 years in prison. She – like many other WNBA stars – has played there professionally in her off-season for seven years because women athletes simply don’t make enough money playing in the U.S. While male […]
The “White Voice” of the Film Sorry to Bother You — But for Real
Many people may remember the plot of the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You from writer and director Boots Riley. The film follows Cassius, a young Black man in Oakland, California, who picks up a job as a telemarketer in a call center. Cassius is a failure at his new job until he discovers the […]
Bill Russell – A Fighter For Justice
Bill Russell, considered one of the greatest basketball players ever to live, passed away on July 31st at the age of 88. He is best known for his dominant defending and impact in the basketball world, but is equally admirable for his actions off the court. Russell was born and raised in Monroe, Louisiana until […]
Police Charge Baltimore Squeegee Worker with First-Degree Murder
A Baltimore squeegee worker has been charged with first-degree murder for self-defense.
Baltimore Squeegee Workers: Whose Streets?
A recent shooting involving a squeegee worker and a motorist has brought up the issue of what to do about squeegee workers. Politicians for years have been unable to help, because they are unwilling to challenge the racist, profiteering system.
Diane Nash: This Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Actually Deserves Recognition
Last week President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seventeen people. Much of the time, this award is given to people who have at best made only questionable contributions to our world, and to some who are outright bad. For example, Biden himself received the award from President Obama, and one of this […]
Baltimore: The Persecution of Keith Davis, Jr. is an Outrage!
Baltimore continues to persecute Keith Davis, despite numerous discrepancies in the prosecution’s case in previous trials.
Akron in State of Emergency After Police Killing of Jayland Walker
Officials in Akron, Ohio have declared a state of emergency over protests against the brutal murder of Jayland Walker by the police. The real emergency is the ongoing police brutality against Black people — not property damage!
Restricting Abortion Access is Deadly
As the Supreme Court prepares to reverse Roe v. Wade and end federal abortion rights in the United States, we explore the question: what impact will this have on people’s health? You’d think with developments in modern medicine that pregnancy would be getting safer rather than more dangerous – you’d be wrong. Since 1987, the […]
What Are the Real Priorities of the Baltimore Police Department?
Baltimore claims that its SMART policing program will allow them to improve public safety by making the police more efficient. Actually, this only makes them more efficient at oppressing the city’s Black residents.
The Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Policy
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions of people. Over the last few weeks, over 2000 Ukrainians have sought refuge in the United States, making their way through Mexico. However, the process of admitting the refugees from Ukraine has been much faster and easier than the ordeals facing asylum seekers from Latin America. In […]
“Kill The Indian, Save The Man” – The Genocidal Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
A recent report by the Department of the Interior shows the U.S.’s history of genocide against indigenous peoples.
The Murder of George Floyd – Our Fight Continues
Two years ago on May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. If that young woman hadn’t recorded the horrific incident on her phone and posted it to the internet for the world to see, Floyd’s murder would have been presented as another case of a Black man threatening cops who were just […]
A Racist Massacre in Buffalo
Payton Gendron, an 18 year-old white man from a small town in New York, armed himself with military-style gear and drove to Buffalo to kill as many Black people as he could. He chose a particularly busy time at a popular supermarket in a Black neighborhood, shooting 13, ten of whom died. Just imagine being […]
The MOVE House Bombing (May 13, 1985)
On May 13, 1985, flames and ashes rose to the sky as members of the Philadelphia Police Department flew away in helicopters, patting themselves on the back for a good day’s work. Trailing behind them were the corpses of 11 people (six adults, and five children), 61 destroyed homes, and the desolation of 250 neighbors […]
Report: No Reduction in Police Killings Since the Murder of George Floyd
New data from the non-profit organization Mapping Police Violence shows that police officers in the United States have continued to kill people at the same rates since the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020. In fact, the organization’s data shows that police officers in the United States have killed people at consistent and similar rates in […]
Immigrants Fleeing Ukraine Face Racism
Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine are facing racism at the border.
Black Workers Face Brutal Racial Discrimination at Tesla
Tesla was recently sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) for racial discrimination and harassment. After receiving hundreds of complaints from workers, DFEH released a report stating that their investigation found that Tesla’s Fremont, California factory is “racially segregated” and that Black workers are commonly “subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against” in […]
The Killers of Ahmaud Arbery Found Guilty of Hate Crimes
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were found guilty of hate crimes, in a victory for the social movement that demanded “Black Lives Matter.”
The Color of Wealth Inequality
Economic inequalities are still distributed by race today.
Brazil: Anti-Racist Protests Explode
Thousands of people in Brazil protested against the murder of Moise Kabagambe, a Congolese immigrant.
The Racist Hiring Practices of the NFL Exposed
Brian Flores has made public the racist hiring practices of the NFL.
Black History Month: The Struggle Must Continue
Black History Month is a reminder to look to the past and to make our own history.
There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote
“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden. His claim that the election was stolen led to legal challenges to vote counts across the country. More often than not the handful of votes that were counted incorrectly were for Biden, not Trump. Yet still, in poll […]