With the mania of this moment, we keep hearing, "We need to organize!" We march. We protest. We post & like. But what is it we do in between? It's not as simple as, "Educate. Agitate. Organize." Every social & political alternative is a class alternative. Are we serving capitalists or the people with our [...]
Capitalism/imperialism is an economic system constructed for the purpose of theft and accumulation of wealth for those in power. Its built-in, insatiable drive for profit has caused measureless human misery all over the world, and is threatening the very existence of life on Earth. […]
Last Wednesday, Florida Gubernatorial candidates Ron Desantis and Andrew Gillum performed their second debate before the midterm elections this Tuesday. Their race for governor has attracted national attention along with races in Georgia and New York because of “fresh” candidates like Stacey Abrams and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Their campaigns have been full of ploys like Jay-Z [...]
https://www.facebook.com/OneStruggle/videos/1113437802139679/ Boots Riley's anti capitalist political line connects the marginalization of people of color to class struggle and the inherent violence of capitalism and imperialism. The extreme politics we see around the world are expressions of the structural crisis of capitalism and divisions among the capitalist class about how to address the many contradictions [...]
On July 7th Haitians filled the streets, burned and looted stores, and erected barricades to block roads. Despite the government’s efforts to use the Brazil vs Belgium World Cup match as a distraction from their 30 - 50 % increases in fuel prices, Haitians clearly were not fooled. Protests went on across the country for [...]
Brazil soccer fans cry out as they watch their team lose 2-1 to Belgium in a World Cup quarter final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 6, 2018. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP) Soccer is a sport for the people but it doesn’t give any benefits to the people. Thirty-two countries leave [...]
This fourth of July, as fireworks fill the skies, the star spangled banner plays, and Americans stuff our faces with hot dogs, hamburgers and apple pie, liberals, the "left," conservatives and fascists are all vying for their variation of how to "Make America Great Again." We’re taught that democracy is an objective concept, and that [...]