The Racist System that Killed George Floyd is Set Up to Let Derek Chauvin Off Easy

Derek Chauvin is standing trial soon for the murder of George Floyd. But the entire process is designed to protect the state and its institutions, not to get "justice" for the murder of a Black man by the police. The structural racism of American “law and order” is already on plain display.

Jackson Mississippi Residents Still Don’t Have Clean Water

Four weeks after freak storms crippled the Texas power grid and water systems across the South, the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi is still without clean water. 

Battlefield Bessemer

The unionization drive at Amazon in Alabama revives the Black labor tradition.

The Struggle Against Racism is International

The following speech was delivered by Carmin Maffea at the “Black Socialists on BLM, Class Struggle, and Revolution” online panel held February 27, 2021

“To Ally With the Democratic Party Is to Ally Against Ourselves”: BLM Inland Empire Breaks with BLM Global Network

Below we are republishing a statement issued by the group formally known as Black Lives Matter- Inland Empire (BLM IE), California, announcing their break with the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN).

Tens of Thousands in France Protest Racist Security and Anti-Muslim Laws

Demonstrations continued across France this past weekend, for the third week in a row. The Macron government is pushing for a “security law” that would criminalize filming police and an “anti-separatism” law that is nothing less than legalized Islamophobia.

Interview: If Unions Had Organized the South, Could Trump Have Been Avoided?

What can the labor struggles of unions in the 30s and 40s in the South tell us about the character of U.S. politics and the labor movement today? An interview with Marxist Michael Goldfield on his book The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s.

Stop the Execution of Brandon Bernard

Brandon Bernard, sentenced to death at just 18 years old, is slated to be executed today as President Trump ramps up executions. We must abolish the death penalty. 

Untangling “Mangrove” : Does the Film Indict The Entire System of Policing, or Undercut Its Own Radicalism?

Steve McQueen’s new film Mangrove recounts a dramatic moment in anti-racist organizing in the UK and is a very watchable and powerful film. However, the film at times fails its radical subject matter in an attempt to appeal to a liberal audience.