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Deception 2020: The Struggle Is The Same

November 3, 2020 Eleanor Goldfield, Art Killing Apathy. , ,
In this eighth and final installment of the Deception 2020 Series, we uplift the solidarity of the shaken – acknowledging how shitty things feel right now while highlighting the power and hope that rests in our actions far outside the confines of a voting booth. Jacquie Luqman, co-host of By Any Means Necessary joins us to share her fears, her hope and the long list of ways in which, regardless of who wins, our struggle remains the same.

Social Movements Can Win Even With A Hostile Supreme Court

November 2, 2020 Mukund Rathi, Truthout. , ,
With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, how will the Supreme Court decide future cases? Most people will probably think of it as a “6-3 Court” and expect decisions based on the number of justices nominated by each of the two ruling parties. Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act, was a perfect 5-4 split between the justices nominated by Democrats and Republicans at the time. The justices, of course, disagree. They admit the nominations are political but the justice is not, “once that black robe goes on.”

Bolivia Is A beacon Of Light For Latin America

October 21, 2020 Nathalia Urban, Source News. , , ,
After suffering a coup d’état that cost more than 33 lives, left thousands of people injured, and forced important political figures like President Evo Morales to go into exile to survive, official exit polls say that the Movement for Socialism (MAS) will return to power, in a way previously unheard of in Latin America, through democratic elections! Unlike what OAS, the EU Commission and other international observers have said about the election being peaceful, in reality journalists were beaten, militant supporters of MAS were detained without justification, and many international observers were openly threatened for having been opposed to the Jeanine Àñez regime.

Lessons Of The Rebellion: #BlackLivesMatter And Beyond

October 21, 2020 Arthur Pye, Popular Resistance. , , ,
The experiences of the George Floyd Rebellion continue to provide invaluable lessons for the coming period. As November quickly approaches and the nation faces a possible constitutional crisis, now is a crucial time to remember the power of popular resistance.  We are still in the midst of an unprecedented national uprising against state violence and white supremacy. Tens of millions of people have flooded into the streets of America, demanding systemic change through sustained mass protest and bold disruptive action.

A Milestone For South African Shack Dwellers Movement

October 19, 2020 Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The shack dwellers’ movement of South Africa marked 15 years of struggle for land, housing and dignity on October 4. It held a seminar, Sifike kanjani la? (How did we get to where we are?) and, the following day, relaunched the eKhenana branch of the movement. The celebration of the 15th anniversary of the formation of AbM was held at the eKhenana Occupation in Cato Manor, Durban. This occupation has an office, a farm, a recreation center and a political school, which is called The Frantz Fanon Political School. The first seeds for the farm were received from the MST (Landless Workers Movement) in Brazil.

Embracing The Gifts Of Conflict For Social Change

October 19, 2020 Jovida Ross and Weyam Ghadbiano, Turning Towards Each Other. , ,
As a collective, we are living in unprecedented times. The triple pandemic of COVID-19, white supremacy, and capitalist-driven climate crisis has intensified survival fears and made the structural oppression we are living under more palpable and unbearable. We are coming face to face with the fact of our interdependence, and the stakes are high. Either we as a species learn to live well with each other and the earth now, or die trying. As so many wise souls are reminding us, our liberation is bound together, and we need each other, now, more than ever.

What Is Needed In This Moment

October 18, 2020 Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. , , ,
The United States' elections will occur in a few weeks and many people are concerned about what will happen. Will they be able to vote? Will their votes be counted? Will the process be prolonged? Will President Trump refuse to leave the White House if he loses? Groups are beginning to organize to protest if President Trump stays in office, whether he is re-elected or not. What is happening now is really not very different from what happens every four years, although perhaps it's more exaggerated.

On Contact: Resistance And Militancy

October 18, 2020 Chris Hedges, RT. , , ,
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to former Baltimore Black Panther leader Eddie Conway about the nature of resistance, white supremacy and the rise of the a new black militancy. The book, The Brother You Choose, is a conversation between Eddie Conway and Paul Coates. Conway reflects on state repression and the hard road of resistance in a state that stops at nothing to crush resistance movements.

How Unions Can Lay The Ground For The Next Upsurge

October 18, 2020 Mark Meinster, Labor Notes. , , ,
As shown by authors like Dan Clawson in his 2003 book The Next Upsurge, unions tend to grow in spurts, as part of working-class uprisings that pose a deep challenge to the powers that be. The upsurges in the private sector from 1934 to 1939, when the CIO organized industry-wide, with sitdowns when necessary, and the AFL tried to catch up, and in the public sector from 1962 to 1972, when a wave of illegal strikes established the right to bargain, were rooted in militant worker action. The system began to lose legitimacy and workers got a sense of their collective power. Similar dynamics played out during the 1897-1904 upsurge in the U.S.

Protests Mark A Year Since Lebanon’s Mass Uprising

October 18, 2020 Kareem Chehayeb, Middle East Monitor. , ,
Beirut - Over a thousand protesters on Saturday marched across Beirut to mark one year since Lebanon’s mass uprising against its ruling political parties swept across the country.  Demonstrators chanted slogans against the country's political officials while holding Lebanese flags and banners. After passing by the Central Bank and the Ministry of the Interior, they continued towards the remains of the Beirut port, destroyed in a devastating blast on 4 August. The blast, widely blamed on Lebanon's political class, through a mixture of corruption and incompetence, killed more than 190 people and wounded over 6,500. 

Chile To Mark First Anniversary Of Its Social Outbreak

October 17, 2020 Telesur English. , , ,
Chile's Constituent Unity Pact (CUP) called on citizens to commemorate the first anniversary of the social outbreak with pot-banging, honking, cycling, caravans, and cultural activities. "Although the best way to remember this date will be to take part in the plebiscite, the people will also take to the streets peacefully," the CUP stated. On Sunday, a massive rally is expected in "The Dignity Square," which has been the epicenter of demonstrations in Santiago City. "In the last year, over a million Chileans have taken to the streets to demand their rights."

For An Egalitarian, Cooperative Road To An Ecosocialist Future

October 9, 2020 Green Left, Socialist Project. , , ,
We are in the midst of a climate emergency and there is no way out without radically changing the way society is organized. If humanity does not free itself from the capitalist drive for ever greater profits and ever-expanding economic growth, rising global temperatures alone will make the planet uninhabitable for humans and millions of other living species. We urgently need to find a collective road to a new way of living that is based on human solidarity and ecological sustainability.

Anatomy Of A Counter-Insurgency

October 7, 2020 By Martin Schoots-McAlpine, MR Online. , , ,
While the initial uprising was ferocious in its explosive anger and militancy, within just three weeks the protests seem to have been channeled largely into the decidedly less militant demand of “Defund the police.” What happened? I largely agree with what Kandist Mallett wrote in a brilliant article in Teen Vogue, in which she argued that: “those in power…are working tirelessly to destroy this wave of unrest before it becomes a tsunami they cannot control.… They are trying to kill this movement.”2 The defanging of the George Floyd Uprising was not accidental but was rather a deliberate attempt...

Revolutionary Organization In Venezuela

October 5, 2020 Tatuy TV and Venezuelanalysis. , , ,
Our latest joint production with Tatuy Televisión Comunistaria looks at five examples of revolutionary organization in Venezuela: El Maizal Commune, Pueblo a Pueblo, the Pobladoras Movement, Tinta Violeta and the Campesino Struggle Platform. Amidst a tough crisis and a muderous blockade, these organizations (and many others) have doubled down in their efforts to resist and deepen the Bolivarian Revolution.

A Tribute To Kevin Zeese

September 21, 2020 Telesur English. , ,
Beloved U.S. activist Kevin Zeese was celebrated in a virtual tribute on Saturday, in which participants heard stories and praise on Kevin’s work from journalist Chris Hedges, former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Ron, international human rights activist Ajamu Baraka and many others. Kevin Zeese, a father, public interest attorney, organizer and activist for 40 years who worked on a broad range of issues, passed away suddenly on September 6, 2020. Due to the pandemic, the family opted to organize the online tribute to him, to bring together Kevin’s friends, family and mentors.
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