Seattle Police Shut Down CHOP

The movement for justice for George Floyd has suffered a setback. On Wednesday morning, July 1, Seattle Police, Bellevue Police, and the FBI moved in to clear out the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), the five to six-block area around the former East Precinct of the Seattle Police. At least 31 people were arrested during […]

If Black Lives Matter, Then Stop The Evictions

In 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement developed in response to police violence and murder of Black people. While this movement is largely associated with fighting police brutality and exposing the systemic racism of the criminal legal system, Black Lives Matter is also a housing justice issue.

Why Is the City Still Protecting the Cops Who Murdered Breonna Taylor?

Breonna Taylor was murdered by three police in her own apartment. The announcement that one of them will be fired shows authorities feel some pressure from the tens of thousands of people demanding justice. But none of them have been arrested for the murder they committed. 

Justice for Elijah McClain, Murdered by Police in Aurora, Colorado

The murder of Elijah McClain by police in Aurora, Colorado last fall is receiving renewed attention. This brutal case shows that the police cannot be reformed --- they must be abolished. 

George Washington’s Statue and the Myth of America’s “Great” History Come Crashing Down

The tearing down of statues and monuments to the U.S.’s most (in)famous historical figures has become an important act of rebellion throughout the movement against police terror and structural racism. While Trump and the establishment rush to protect the racist legacy that these monuments represent, protesters are tearing down these statues and revealing the truth about the United States --- it has never been the “land of the free.”

Biden Bashes Trump For Being Too Soft on Regime Change in Venezuela

Joe Biden criticized President Trump’s willingness to meet with Venezuelan president Maduro, attacking him from the right and showing that U.S. imperialism is a bipartisan affair.

The Minneapolis Uprising and the Heavy Stick of Reaction

The capitalist class maintains power by using a combination of “carrots” and “sticks,” reform and repression. In the face of the uprisings, this relationship is shifting. Are we witnessing the first stage of fascism?

Trump Demands Life in Prison for Three Black Lives Matter Protesters

Colinford Mattis, Urooj Rahman, and Samantha Shader are political prisoners. In late May, the three activists were arrested for alleged property destruction during the protests that broke out across the country. All three are still being held in jail without bail and are facing life in prison on federal charges.

A Historic Wave of Workers’ Struggle is Sweeping the U.S. — and It’s Speeding Up

It’s time for socialists to agitate as far and wide as we can for workplace committees and local assemblies.