Mississippi Votes to Dismantle Vestige of Jim Crow

After 130 years, the Mississippi Constitution will no longer include the last of its Jim Crow-era provisions to keep the Black majority out of power after Reconstruction.

The Enduring Legacy of the Greensboro Massacre

On November 3, 1979, members of the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party gunned down anti-racist, pro-union protesters gathering for a march and rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. The cops, who knew the attack was coming, stood by until the killing was done.

Annals of American Imperialism: The U.S. Invasion of Grenada

On this day in 1983, U.S. armed forces attacked the small Caribbean island nation of Grenada, intent on restoring a pro-imperialist government like the one that had been ousted by the New Jewel Movement. The Cold War was still on, and there would be no abiding another “communist” country in the U.S. backyard.

Could Hitler Have Been Stopped by Voting for the “Lesser Evil”?

Trump is continually emboldening white supremacists and terrorist gangs that attack protesters. How do we stop the rise of the Right? The Democrats and their supporters tell us we need to vote for the "lesser evil" to stop fascism. But was that enough to stop Hitler?

Annals of American Imperialism: The 1991 Coup in Haiti

On this day in history, in 1991, the democratically elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti was overthrown in a coup. U.S. imperialism, which had intervened in Haiti throughout the 20th century, helped restore him to power — but only because it served the interests of capitalism. The United States turned around and overthrew him again the following decade.

The Saigon Commune: Against Imperialism and Stalinism

On this day in history, the Saigon Commune was created. With the end of World War II and Japan’s surrender to the Allies, the Japanese occupation of Vietnam also ended. Soon thereafter, revolutionary workers in various parts of Vietnam rose up in an insurrection against reoccupation by French imperialism --- but also against Stalinist repression. Trotskyists played a central role.

ICE’s Forced Hysterectomies Are Part of a Long History of State Sterilization of Women of Color

According to a whistleblower report, an ICE detention center is performing hysterectomies on women without their consent or awareness. This is consistent with a long history of forced sterilization of women of color in the United States.

Anti-Colonial Marxism: 100 Years Since the Congress of the Peoples of the East in Baku

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Baku Congress. The Congress of the Peoples of the East was initiated by the Communist International, bringing together revolutionary organizations from Iraq, Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan, China, India, and other countries. This experience shows what Marxism has to offer to anti-colonial struggles.

The 1956 Women’s March

On August 9, 1956, 20,000 women staged a march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.