Three Poems
You Will Not Speak; One Day I Saw My Girl; A Spark
Who’s Afraid of Sandinista Nicaragua?
Despite continuing to be the object of strong US interference and coup attempts, Nicaragua is resisting with all the contradictions the situation implies, continuing to scare the oligarchy out of its wits: a discussion with journalist Fabrizio Casari.
Socialism Gaining Increasing Support in USA – Two Articles
An online poll in the USA found that capitalism is particularly unpopular among 18 to 24-year-olds, with negative views outweighing positive views by a margin of 54% to 42%; Buffalo and Cleveland have become battlegrounds between progressive activists and establishment forces.
The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the Time
Noam Chomsky talks about why working-class politics can secure universal health care, climate justice, and an end to nuclear weapons — if we’re willing to fight for them.
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The Laughing Bard: In Memory of Siddalingaiah
Siddalingaiah, who passed away on June 11, was not only a poet, but also an activist and public intellectual all his life. A key figure in the Dalit movement of the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of the co-founders of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti in Karnataka.
The Fight for Women’s Liberation
The lesson of every struggle against oppression has been that relying upon an elite few to obtain powerful positions has never won fundamental change for the vast majority of people; they have only been won when ordinary people have united to challenge the elite and the divisive system.
Instead of Exports, Universalise PDS – Two Articles
The government has enough foodgrain stocks; instead of exporting the surplus, it should universalise the public distribution system.
Colombia: One Month Later, the National Strike Continues, with Mothers on the Frontlines – Two Articles
The struggle, which began in rejection of a neoliberal tax reform bill, has transformed into a social uprising in Colombia demanding structural changes and an end to policies that deepen inequality and deprive the majority of the population of basic rights. Mothers are in the frontlines of the struggle.
This Is Not a Crisis, This Is a Rebellion: a Report from the Front Lines of Haiti
All of Haitian society is in revolt. The fundamental demand of the popular sectors is a “sali piblik,” or a united transition away from dictatorship and neocolonialism that involves and empowers the masses of Haitian people.
Mother’s Day Tears
In the midst of the pandemic, with the latest Mother’s Day just past, perhaps it’s an auspicious moment to celebrate not just mothers, but women more generally. After all, during the pandemic, women have found themselves on the front lines in so many ways …