JusticeforJamar
To Win Justice for Jamar, Labor Must Organize and Fight for Socialism!

On November 15, Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old black man, was handcuffed by police and murdered execution-style. There must be justice!

Reject National Unity, Unmask the Imperialists, Defend our Democratic Freedoms

The attacks in Paris have aroused the revulsion and anger of millions of French workers and youth.

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Which Way Forward in the Struggle for Abortion Rights?

The struggle for abortion rights has always been vitally important for Marxists. The choice of having and raising children is always more difficult for the working class. Many working class women are forced to obtain […]

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Lest We Forget—When It Was Europeans Who Were the Migrants

“The immigrants get all the jobs and houses, while the Italians—or British, or French—get nothing! The government should think of Italians first—or British, or French first!” How many times do we hear this kind of […]

Lessons From the History and Struggle of the Black Panther Party

From a tiny handful of activists in Oakland, the Black Panther Party grew to national and international prominence, electrifying millions around the world. In this article, we analyze the party’s history and lessons.

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Events in Indiana Expose the Ugly Face of Capitalism

 In recent weeks, Americans have been scandalized by two right-wing provocations in Indiana. First there was the case of Purvi Patel, a woman sentenced to twenty years in prison for so-called “feticide,” an invented crime […]

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Baltimore, Bernie Sanders, and the Brewing Revolution

Editorial for Socialist Appeal No. 88 With the heinous murder of Freddie Gray, the #BlackLivesMatter movement came roaring back to life. Tens of thousands of people again flooded streets across the country to protest against […]

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Baltimore Boils Over—How Can We End Police Brutality?

The death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland is just the latest in a string of police killings of black men to hit national headlines. But it seems that it may mark the end of […]

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To End Racism and Police Brutality, End Capitalism!

The extrajudicial killings of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice have set off an emotional firestorm of protests and outrage on a scale not seen in the US in many years.

Attica Prison Riots
Mass Incarceration, Mass Struggle

Tuesday, August 21st marked the beginning of a 20-day prison strike across the US. Just two years after the 20,000-inmate strike of 2016, it has the potential to become the largest prison strike in US […]

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The Fraud of Obama’s Immigration “Reform”

Millions of US immigrants, their families, co-workers, friends, and supporters had their hopes for relief from their difficult conditions built up by advance hype for President Obama’s November 20 speech on immigration policy reform. All such hopes […]

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The Struggle in Ferguson Continues

More than a month after the killing of Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot him multiple times despite Brown having raised his arms in surrender, remains free and safely in hiding.