Mirinda Crissman

Socialism and trans liberation

The following are selected comments from panelists at an April 1 webinar: “Transgender Day of Visibility: a Socialist Perspective,” sponsored…

May 27, 2021

U.S. role in Ecuador prison uprisings

“In places where inequality is the deepest, the use of prison and punishment is the greatest.” (Ruth Wilson Gilmore) Prisons…

April 23, 2021

Breaking the prison chains

Rebellion at St. Louis City Jail A continuous assault on imprisoned inhabitants at the “Justice Center” in downtown St. Louis,…

April 13, 2021

Outrage over child detention center reopened over toxic dump

Plans to reopen a migrant detention facility on top of toxic military waste in Homestead, Fla., have sparked anger. Located…

March 19, 2021

International campaign to free Palestinian students

Over 320 organizations have signed onto the international Palestinian Students Solidarity Campaign to free Palestinian Students. Hundreds of university and…

March 10, 2021

Congelación de Texas: los ricos, más ricos mientras obreros sufren

Houston Una tormenta invernal sin precedentes azotó a Texas el 15 de febrero y trajo temperaturas bajo cero. Una semana…

March 2, 2021

Texas freeze – Rich get richer, workers suffer

Houston An unprecedented winter storm hit Texas Feb. 15, bringing subfreezing temperatures. One week later, huge sections of the population…

February 23, 2021

Direct action against ICE

On Jan. 18, 30 anti-racist activists attacked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco. They cited their solidarity…

January 27, 2021

Diet discrimination in prisons, jails, and detention centers

The interlocking systems of prisons, jails and detention centers were built up by descendants of those made rich from colonial…

January 20, 2021

Pro-Palestine teenagers defy Israeli military

Sixty Israeli teenagers signed an open letter on Jan. 5 explaining their refusal to be conscripted into the Israeli Defense…

January 12, 2021