International Revolutionary Convergence V.1, Aug. 2020 There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen.V.I. Lenin Introduction The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops turned out to be the last straw for hundreds of...
For nearly ninety years, Native Americans have protested that a racist slur was the name and mascot of the Washington, D.C. NFL team. Activists referred to the team’s name as the “R-word,” comparing it to the N-word. For years, team owner Dan Snyder has adamantly...
On July 10, Trump’s administration announced that international students had the option of either taking in-person classes or losing their student visa – and as a result being deported to their home countries. The decision was rescinded, but the situation for...
Workers at a Whole Foods in Cambridge, Massachusetts staged a walkout on July 1 to protest management’s decision to not allow employees to wear masks supporting Black Lives Matter. Earlier in the week, the boss had sent home workers who had been wearing masks with the...
Following the wave of mass protests against racial injustice sparked by the killing of George Floyd, people across the country are focusing their anger on tearing down and demanding the removal of statues, monuments, flags, and other symbols of the former Confederacy....
