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Franklin Rosemont 1943-2009

Submitted by Amauta on April 22, 2009 - 11:47am

I paste below an anonymous obituary of Franklin Rosemont.

Remembering Steffie Brooks

Submitted by Amauta on March 15, 2009 - 6:53am

Yesterday there was a memorial for Steffie Brooks, a long-time activist and revolutionary, and member of Solidarity in NYC.

It Can't Get Any Worse, Can It?

Submitted by Amauta on January 15, 2009 - 4:19pm

I first came to REALLY hate our Democratic senior senator from New York, Charles Schumer, for his ugly and belligerent conduct during the Waco hearings, where he berated Waco survivors as fools and li

On the Chicago Factory Sit-in by Nelson Lichtenstein and Christopher Phelps

Submitted by Amauta on December 9, 2008 - 1:26pm

The factory occupation by 200 workers at Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago, Illinois, recalls one of the most storied moments in American history, when thousands of Depression-era workers took ove

Capitalist Absurdity of the Week #2 - Well, of course, the meltdown, "regulation" etc.

Submitted by Amauta on September 29, 2008 - 12:21pm

In various ways, millions of people are registering their rejection of the proposed $700-billion-plus bailout plan to temporarily save capitalism.

"Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance" - Mahmoud Darwish, 1941-2008

Submitted by Amauta on September 9, 2008 - 1:42pm

A great voice of love, memory and vigilant solidarity has passed. It's hard to imagine more like Darwish arriving in these cold times.

Save Your Starbucks? (Capitalist Absurdity of the Week)

Submitted by Amauta on July 28, 2008 - 12:26pm

After reading an article in the NY Times and subsequent googling, I discovered a proliferation of local org

Short Appreciation of FRSO/OSCL's 'Which Way is Left?'

Submitted by Amauta on May 25, 2008 - 11:50am

The following appeared in the Solidarity discussion bulletin after a Solidarity National Committee discussion of 'Which Way is Left?' [WWIL] and a joint meeting in NYC between Solidarity, Freedom Road Socialist Organization/Organización Socialista del Camino para la Libertad [FRSO or FRSO/OSCL], and the New York Study Group - a discussion of radical community activists in the city who are interested in revolutionary organization.

Global Justice School - Days 6-15

Submitted by Amauta on April 20, 2008 - 5:13am

(The arduous pace of the school, and it's work and social demands, means that I have not been able to keep up with my journal on a daily basis. Thus, I apologize for the partial summaries below; some of the fun, wacky, informal conversations are also left out, as I had to reconstruct some days from my notes. - John)

Global Justice School - Days 1-5

Submitted by Amauta on April 10, 2008 - 2:27pm

I will attempt to write daily notes on the 3-week Global Justice School (Amsterdam, NE March 28-April 19) organized by the International Institute for Research and Education. I miss my comrades – and the start of the baseball season! – but it is a great experience being here.