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Minneapolis Suburb Defies Curfew after Police Murder Daunte Wright
Demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota defied the 7 p.m. curfew yesterday to protest the police murder of Daunte Wright.
Adnan Ahmed
April 13, 2021Upcoming Panel: Robin D. G. Kelly, A Bessemer Amazon Worker and Others Speak About Black Struggle and Unions
Sign up to receive the Zoom link for the event. Over the past month, all eyes have been on Bessemer, Alabama as 5,800 workers at an Amazon distribution facility cast votes on whether or not to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Inspired by last year’s Black Lives Matter movement, a […]
Left Voice
April 12, 2021Not Just One Bad Apple: Another Man of Color Was Murdered By Police Outside of Minneapolis
Police in Minnesota shot and killed Daunte Wright Sunday afternoon. As protesters gathered, the police shot at them with rubber bullets. There is no reforming the racist, murderous police.
Left Voice
April 11, 2021The New Culture Wars: Republicans Attack Trans Children to Prop Up Their Electoral Hopes
The recent spate of terrible bills attacking trans rights are part of a larger strategy of the Republicans, who are relaunching the culture wars in an attempt to win back power.
Sybil Davis
April 10, 2021AMLO and Kamala Harris Stand Together Against Migrants
Mexican President López Obrador and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to "cooperate" on migration. These plans represent continuity with Trump-era border and immigration policy.
Diana Bruja Palacios
April 9, 2021Amazon Bullied and Bribed Their Way to Anti-Union Votes, But It’s Not Over Yet
With almost half the votes counted, the votes against the union out-pace the votes for the union 2-1. It's the direct result of the illegal anti-union measures employed by Amazon and the anti-union laws held up by Democrats and Republicans alike.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
April 8, 2021“A Slap in the Face”: Striking Alabama Miners Push Back on Contract Settlement
On the sixth day of a strike of over 1,100 workers at the Warrior Met coal mines in Alabama, the union presented the rank and file with a tentative agreement from the company. The contract offers certain concessions, but does not address the central demands workers say they require before they come off the picket lines.
Madeleine Freeman
April 8, 2021Build the Border Wall Back Better?
The Biden administration is hinting that it will pick up building the border wall where Trump left off.
Scott Cooper
April 8, 2021This is What Imperialism Looks Like: Haiti Does Not Have a Single Vaccine
The impoverished island nation of Haiti is in political turmoil, which is contributing to its people not yet receiving a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
Scott Cooper
April 7, 2021In Afghanistan, Biden Continues an Endless War
Biden has shown a refusal to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It’s a reminder that only the working class can end the “forever wars.”
Samuel Karlin
April 7, 2021