Abolish the Police Means Abolish ICE Too

In light of the protests demanding the defunding or the abolition of police, it is imperative that we recognize that local police and ICE are working hand in hand. ICE is detaining protesters and attempting to deport them. We need to abolish both ICE and the police.

The NYC City Council Refuses to Defund the Police and Votes a Racist Anti-Worker Budget

Today the NYC City Council full of Democrats voted funding for the NYPD and attacks on the working class and oppressed.

Reform, Defund, or Dismantle the Police? A French Perspective on the Movement in the United States

Police violence and racism confront workers and minorities in both France and the United States. France’s capitalist leaders insist that what happens on the other side of the Atlantic is irrelevant and reject any discussion of defunding or dismantling the police. The authors put the lie to their contention.

CUNY Union Calls to Kick Cops out of the AFL-CIO

On Thursday, the PSC CUNY joined the chorus of unions calling to kick cops out of the labor movement.

Police Abolition, Self Defense, and Self Organization

Now that the movement has put the very existence of the police on the table, socialists everywhere must begin to think about the forms of self organization needed to further develop and strengthen the struggle in order to eventually build a broader confrontation with capital and the state.

DSA and the Left Call Mass Action in NYC to Defund and Abolish the Police

On June 29, NYC-DSA and DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus, along with members of the left, community organizations, and the labor movement, will lead a march in New York City against racist police violence and the racist system it protects.

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.”

Hundreds of People #OccupyCityHall to Call for Defunding the NYPD

For the last 24 hours, hundreds of people have been occupying the park in front of City Hall in New York City. They are demanding cuts to the NYPD’s $6 billion budget. An activist reports from the ground.

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?