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Wes Moore’s Pardons Are Not Enough
On Monday, June 17th, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued an executive order, issuing pardons in …
Racism
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Six Immigrant Bridge Workers – All Members of the Working Class
And as the deaths of these six immigrants remind us, the working class is international. We exist in every nation on earth, and because we don’t own profit producing property, we are forced to work for those who exploit our labor for profit. Despite all our differences, we have far more in common with working people born in other countries than we do with a boss who might have been born in the country we happen to live in. And once we realize that and begin to act on that fundamental fact, then we can begin to use our collective power. …
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Virginia School Board Wants to Roll the Clock Back
Changing the names of schools named after known racists is important, but clearly not enough to confront the entrenched racism and oppression that is part of capitalist society everywhere. …
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Eviction Crisis in Rural U.S.
Since moratoriums on evictions were lifted following the first two years of the Covid-19 emergency, …
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Texas Court Discriminates Against Black Hair
In the midst of a climate crisis of epic proportions, an ongoing genocide against Palestinians …
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Wounded Knee 1973: The Long Struggle To End Oppression
On February 27, 1973, Native American activists took over a town which was the site of the Wounded Knee massacre. …
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The Origin of Black History Month
There has never been a time since the first slave ship docked in Jamestown, Virginia, …
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Rustin (2023) Movie Review – We Must All Be Troublemakers
The recent biopic Rustin (2023 on Netflix) tells the powerful story of civil rights activist and socialist, Bayard Rustin, …
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Remembering Amadou Diallo
It was 25 years ago today, on February 4, 1999, that police officers in the …
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France: Opposition to Racist Immigration Law
In France, numerous protests are taking place against the racist Darmanin law. Darmanin is the …
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Mississippi Cops Can Still Get Away with Anything
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have been burying people in a mass graveyard next to a prison. …
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New Attack on Voting Rights
Voting rights are under attack again, after a federal judge ruled that individuals and groups do not have a right to sue to enforce voting rights. …
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Against All Racism, Against All Divisions, the Unity of the Working Class
As the French government condemns protesters against the war in Gaza as “anti-Semites”, it is working with right-wing anti-Semites to pass a xenophobic immigration bill. …
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 1958 — Armed Lumbee Tribe Chase KKK out of Robeson County, North Carolina
During the night of Jan. 13, 1958, the Ku Klux Klan lit its signature fiery crosses on …
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Kehinde Wiley’s “An Archeology of Silence”
Review of Kehinde Wiley’s “An Archeology of Silence,” an art exhibit about the violence committed against Black people. …
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Sioux Claim a Victory in the Fight against U.S. Occupation
The Sioux are getting some stolen land back: the burial site of their ancestors who died fighting the U.S. …
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France: The True Face of Macron’s Republic
Hedi was beaten by Macron’s police, causing him to lose part of his skull. …
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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 …
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Ruchell Magee Goes Free
Longtime political prisoner Ruchell Magee was released after spending 67 years behind bars. Magee was …
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Florida’s Revised History Curriculum: Same Old Racism in New Form
Florida’s new standards for African American History downplay the historical oppression of Black people, even saying that slavery benefited slaves. …
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The Supreme Court Slashes the Basic Rights of the Population
The Supreme Court last year blocked the right to have an abortion and now continues …
Editorials
Juneteenth – The Ongoing Struggle for Black Liberation
June 19th, known as Juneteenth, is the recognition of the last day of chattel slavery …
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Aderrien Murry: Even an 11-Year-Old isn’t Safe from the Police!
11-year-old Aderrien Murry was shot by the police after calling 911. Even children are not safe from police violence. …
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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. …
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Racist Antioch Police
“This… is the most pervasive racial hatred case I’ve ever been involved in…This conduct itself …
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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. …
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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 …
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Greg Abbott Green-Lights Far-Right Violence
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, is “working as swiftly as Texas law allows” to …
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Biden Overrules Anti-Racist Legislation in D.C.
On March 20th, Biden signed into law a bill passed by Congress, including most Republicans …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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. …
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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. …
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Anti-Immigrant Bill in Texas: Peddling Hate to Divide Us
Texas politicians are promoting hatred against immigrants from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. …
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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, …
Editorials
Black History: A Tale of Two Legacies
February is Black History Month — a time to celebrate centuries of Black struggle for …
Editorials
End The Police Murders!
Police in Memphis murdered another Black man, Tyre Nichols. We need to organize to end this violent, racist system. …
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Keith Davis Jr. is Free!
Baltimore residents fighting for justice are celebrating this week following the news that Keith Davis …
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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 …
Events
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 …
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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 …
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Film Review: “Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman”
Investigative journalist Greg Palast has made a new documentary, “Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman,” that …
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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 …
International
War on Racism!
November 7, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …
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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. …
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Water Emergency in Baltimore
Positive samples of E. coli in drinking water were detected beginning on Friday, September 2 …
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Capitalism + Racism + Climate Crisis = Water Disaster in Jackson, Mississippi
The climate crisis is combining with institutional inequality to create more suffering for oppressed people. …
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Justice For Brittney Griner! Justice For Us All!
Since March of this year, WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner has been incarcerated in Russia, …