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“Spotify is the Uber of the Music Industry”: An Interview with Leftist Singer-Songwriter David Rovics
Left Voice sat down with Portland-based artist and activist David Rovics to talk about his new album, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the state of the music industry today.
Sybil Davis
April 19, 2021“It Felt Like War”: Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, and 100 Arrests in Brooklyn Center Protest
The police and National Guard used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters demanding justice for Daunte Wright. Over 100 people were arrested.
Maria Aurelio
April 17, 2021Adam Toledo Is Dead, But Cops Donated Thousands to the Defense of the Vigilante Rittenhouse
A security breach at a Christian crowdfunding website reveals that police officers donated thousands to the defense of the right-wing vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse and the cop who Shot Jacob Blake.
James Dennis Hoff
April 16, 2021Adam Toledo, Age 13, Had His Hands in the Air. A Chicago Cop Shot and Killed Him
Adam Toledo was shot by the police while complying with their orders. Then the state tried to cover it up, claiming that he was shooting at the officers. Body cam footage released on Thursday shows that to be a lie.
Sybil Davis
April 15, 2021Peyton Ham: Another Teenager Murdered by the Police
Peyton Ham, 16, was shot twice by a cop in Maryland on Tuesday. He was shot first while standing and then a second time after he was on the ground. This is just another example of the violence inherent in the system of policing.
Sybil Davis
April 15, 2021Minneapolis Transit Union Refuses to Transport Arrested BLM Protesters
The transit workers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 100 issued a statement saying that they refuse to aid police by transporting protestors. These workers stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of Daunte Wright by police in Brooklyn Center, MN.
Allison Noel
April 14, 2021“Its All Hush Hush Now”: Postmortem With a Bessemer Amazon Worker
Left Voice spoke with a Bessemer Amazon worker to discuss the defeat of the union and the possibilities going forward.
Left Voice
April 14, 2021“The Key to Change is for Working People to Organize”: An Interview with Michael Goldfield
Left Voice interviewed Michael Goldfield, author of "The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s." We discuss the Amazon unionization effort in Bessemer Alabama, the tradition of labor unions in Alabama and the need for radical working class organizing.
Left Voice
April 13, 2021Biden Wants $715 billion for the Pentagon — Republicans and Democrats Alike Love Militarism
President Biden has proposed $715 billion for the Department of Defense in 2022, maintaining its funding at Trump-era levels. The U.S. capitalist economy cannot survive without a huge engine for death, and no amount of progressive legislative pressure can change that.
Olivia Wood
April 13, 2021Biden’s Jobs Plan Is a Calculated Attempt to Restore U.S. Legitimacy
Biden’s latest spending proposal marks a sharp shift away from the politics of austerity and reveals the depths of the interlocking crises faced by the United States.
James Dennis Hoff
April 13, 2021