On May 25th, over 66% of Irish people voted to legalise abortion. This is a historical victory for Irish women. But they will have to make sure that the bill legalising abortion up to 12 weeks is passed. There is …
The NFL issued a new policy in its latest attempt to stop players from engaging in protests against racial inequality and police brutality. According to the new rule, the League will fine teams if players on the field “do not …
download illustrated PDF of this pamphlet Originally written and published by Speak Out Now in August, 2008. The pamphlet was expanded in September, 2018 to include the last two chapters. Table of Contents Introduction The Democratic Party – Rooted in …
Like the frog that believed it could be big as an ox, Macron patted himself on the back for tempering Donald Trump by proposing to revise the Iranian nuclear agreement, rather than tearing it. It failed. On May 8th, Trump …
Karl Marx was born 200 years ago on May 5th, and his birthday was celebrated all over the world. Why is he still remembered? Why do politicians and journalists who defend the capitalist system continue to attack him? They are …
Teachers on the March – The Strikes Spread France: Railroad Workers Lead the Way Young People Challenge the Violence of Society Colin Kaepernick: His Silence Will not be Bought Palestine: Gaza in the Crosshairs Download May 2018 (Monthly) [11×17.pdf 4mb]
The successful West Virginia Teachers Strike in March has inspired walkouts and demonstrations by school teachers and staff in other states, and strikes in Oklahoma and Arizona. Education workers are demanding increased funding for school programs their students need as …
Tens of thousands of workers demonstrated across France on May Day protesting the policies of the government and their rightwing president, former investment banker Emanuel Macron. Since Macron’s election a year ago, his government has attacked the rights of workers, …
Future history books may recall 2018 as the year of the students’ uprising against violence. We have for many years endured mass murders in the U.S. by gunfire especially, but also bombings and vehicles used as weapons. But with the …
Ever since San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, became a free agent in 2017, he hasn’t been signed by any NFL team. For months Kaepernick and his lawyer, along with many NFL players and sports journalists, have claimed that Kaepernick …
Since March 30, Palestinians living in the Gaza strip have staged demonstrations against their treatment at the hands of Israel. Gaza is home to nearly two million people, living in a region smaller than Los Angeles. Along with the West …
“We’re angry railway workers, and we won’t get pushed around!” chanted the Parisian strikers who had gathered, on May 7th, in two Paris train stations. These demonstrations, which lasted the whole afternoon, despite the cops’ attacks with batons and tear …
Download an illustrated .pdf of this pamphlet Introduction: “Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible” The War on Vietnam The U.S. Anti-war Movement The Black Freedom Movement Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Politics in the U.S. France: May ‘68 Germany: Students …
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