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The (Second) Battle of Blair Mountain

Submitted by Robert on February 22, 2010 - 10:44am

In 1921, Blair Mountain, West Virginia became a flash point for the class struggle that raged in the southern coalfields.

The bosses have two parties. We need one of our own!

Submitted by Robert on February 7, 2010 - 4:26pm

Howie Hawkins, a longtime Socialist Party member, Green Party leader and friend of Solidarity recen

Who dat goin' to da Super Bowl?!

Submitted by Robert on February 2, 2010 - 2:41pm

Sinners and Saints... New Orleans Redemption Found?

Almost everyone in Louisiana- including myself- is excited about the Saints making it to the Super Bowl. No.

IRS Auctions Sioux Land

Submitted by Robert on December 7, 2009 - 1:32pm

This past Thursday the IRS auctioned off a large land parcel owned by th

Hunger - Art and Politics come together [movie review]

Submitted by Robert on April 7, 2009 - 2:32pm

In our times, it is rare that art and politics come together well.

Victory in El Salvador: an inspirational sign along the path

Submitted by Robert on March 17, 2009 - 7:59pm

Late Sunday March 15, I listened to an English language radio broadcast from San Salvador, hopeful.

Reflections on Malik Rahim's bid for Congress in Louisiana

Submitted by Robert on December 11, 2008 - 1:59pm

Malik Rahim, the Green Party Candidate for the 2nd Louisiana Congressional District, did not win in the election held December 6, 2008.

Mid-Summer Voting in New Orleans: Legacy of failed Reconstruction

Submitted by Robert on August 10, 2008 - 4:35pm

Three years after the floodwaters of the Hurricane Katrina subsided, the people of New Orleans voters are plagued by barriers to voting, misinformation and disenfranchisement .

Blue Vinyl (2002) Movie Review

Submitted by Robert on July 20, 2008 - 9:25am

Blue Vinyl (2002) http://www.bluevinyl.org/ , by Judith Helfand and Daniel B.

Thoughts on Aid to the People of Burma

Submitted by Robert on May 16, 2008 - 3:18pm

The recent Solidarity front page on the cyclone in Southeast Asia (borrowed from International Viewpoint) is in line with my own reflections on the politics of aid in the wake of 'natural' disasters.

Occupy: "The biggest social movement in forty years"

by Dan La Botz, February 7, 2012

Dan La Botz speaking about what the Occupy movement has accomplished, the Democrats and the role of the left at the Open University of the Left on January 28, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.

posted 02/7/12

The Party of Our Discontent? Interview with Green Party candidate Jill Stein

by Steve Horn, February 6, 2012

Discontent with the political system as a whole is rising, as seen clearly through the lens of struggles around the world and right here at home, via the ongoing Occupy movement. Numerous figures have...

posted 02/6/12

Dispatch from Indianapolis: Occupy the Superbowl

by Brooke Beloso, February 5, 2012

This is a short dispatch from Occupy the Superbowl this weekend in Indianapolis.
Spirits were high at the Super Bowl Hyatt
picket line yesterday, where over 400 of us from Indianapolis,
Detroit, and...

posted 02/4/12

China: Top Down Reforms Cannot Solve the Social Crisis

by Zhang Kai, February 2, 2012

The Aggravating Crisis Cannot be Solved
Even with Wen Jiabao's Push for Political Reform

posted 02/3/12

The Real Ron Paul

Solidarity Political Committee, February 2, 2012

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) is not the typical politician. He says what he thinks and lets the chips fall where they may. He’s against the war in Afghanistan and against any U.S. invasion of Iran....

posted 02/3/12

No More "Green Capitalism": An assessment of the failure of the Durban summit on the climate

by Josep Maria Antentas & Esther Vivas, January 20, 2012

We will save the markets, not the climate. That is how we can summarize the outcome of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) which took place...

posted 01/24/12

Carts, Horses, and the Political Road Not Followed

by Warren Davis, January 19, 2012

The Labor Working Group (LWG) is one of the most influential components of Occupy Philly. From time to time, there are calls in the Occupy movement for a more explicit and defined "program" or set of...

posted 01/22/12

MLK Day 2012: March for Justice, March on Governor Snyder's Mansion

by Matt, January 17, 2012

Monday, Martin Luther King Day, saw the ninth annual MLK Day Rally and March in Detroit. Hundreds packed into the historic Central United Methodist Church to celebrate King and reaffirm the movements...

posted 01/19/12

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Published bimonthly since 1986, AGAINST THE CURRENT is a Solidarity-sponsored analytical journal for the broad revolutionary left. The January/February 2012 issue features fourteen articles on the Occupy movement, its strategies, and actions in a number of U.S. cities. ATC’s Black History feature: Paul Ortiz on C.L.R. James’ Visionary Legacy and Derrick Morrison reviews a study of the least-known slave uprising. Hisham H. Ahmed writes about the Arab Spring, the West and Political Islam and ATC interviews Atef Said on Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution. Additional reviews by Bruce Levine, Kathlene McDonald, Susan Dirr and Tessa Echeverria and Michael Löwy. Subscribe today!

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International Viewpoint is the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International. IV is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow.

02/8/12 03:32

The Aggravating Crisis Cannot be Solved Even with Wen Jiabao's Push for Political Reform

The following article appeared in the December 31, 2011 issue of OCTOBER REVIEW, published in Hong Kong by Chinese revolutionary socialists. Their website can be reached at http://www.october-review.org/ - IV445 - February 2012 / Economy, China

02/7/12 08:15

Revolutions are not over

Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf states, have been key protagonists in the counter-revolutionary wave unleashed against the uprisings. Indeed, 2011 has clearly demonstrated that imperialism in the region is articulated with – and largely works through – the Gulf Arab states. ‘Overall, it is important for the Left to support the ongoing struggles in the revolutions as the contradictions of the new regimes continue to sharpen,' says Adam Hanieh. - IV445 - February 2012

02/7/12 02:07

Lahore factory blast: Lift Ban on Factory inspection, better health and safety measures for the workers

16 bodies, ten of them women and three teenage boys, are recovered after 24 hours of an industrial incident when a three-storey factory building owned by a pharmaceutical company caved in after a huge blast in Lahore. The huge blast was apparently caused either by the boiler or by gas cylinders in the boiler section of the factory. The building collapsed trapping over 50 workers, most of them young women and child labor. The factory was located in a residential area and the blast also destroyed an adjacent house and partially damaged another. - IV445 - February 2012 / Pakistan

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Undocumented and Unafraid in Atlanta

Chicago Anti-Evictions Campaign marches to demand moratorium on foreclosures

Seven arrested in Tennessee protest for worker rights

The Real News: Democracy and Hypocrisy in Libya

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