Racism and Self-Determination

The ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacyThe ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacy

The ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacy

Feb. 13 -- “Alt-right” has become a buzzword in the mainstream media to describe the extreme right-wing politics pushed by…

February 13, 2017
Lessons of the Sessions nominationLessons of the Sessions nomination

Lessons of the Sessions nomination

Feb. 13 — The Democratic Party’s inability to stop or even slow down the dramatic shift to the right, represented…

February 13, 2017
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Black Panther PartyMumia Abu-Jamal on Black Panther Party

Mumia Abu-Jamal on Black Panther Party

This past fall marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. To celebrate the occasion, Common…

February 10, 2017
Civil Rights leader pioneer John Lewis says:  ‘Keep marching!’Civil Rights leader pioneer John Lewis says:  ‘Keep marching!’

Civil Rights leader pioneer John Lewis says: ‘Keep marching!’

Congressperson John Lewis was the keynote speaker at the standing-room-only Black History Month celebration in New York City on Feb.…

February 10, 2017
Across the U.S.: ‘NO TO BIGOTRY’Across the U.S.: ‘NO TO BIGOTRY’

Across the U.S.: ‘NO TO BIGOTRY’

Massive protests continue to sweep the country against the repressive and racist blitzkreig mounted by the Trump administration, most recently…

February 8, 2017
Deception in capitalist democracy: Police accountabilityDeception in capitalist democracy: Police accountability

Deception in capitalist democracy: Police accountability

Jan. 25 was the first time I’d ever attended a Police Review Commission meeting in Berkeley, a California university town…

February 7, 2017
Rebellious youth force UC Berkeley to cancel speech by white supremacistRebellious youth force UC Berkeley to cancel speech by white supremacist

Rebellious youth force UC Berkeley to cancel speech by white supremacist

Thousands of student, community and other activists shook up the University of California at Berkeley campus when they militantly protested…

February 6, 2017

Letter from the South calls for mobilizing against fascism and racism

Pensacola, Fla. - Three hundred people converged on Pensacola International Airport on Jan. 29 to protest President Donald Trump’s neofascist…

February 4, 2017
BLM and union hold joint protestBLM and union hold joint protest

BLM and union hold joint protest

Albany, N.Y. - When Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan gave her annual State of the City speech on Jan. 25, she…

February 3, 2017
MLK’s Legacy and the Developing Class Character of the Freedom StruggleMLK’s Legacy and the Developing Class Character of the Freedom Struggle

MLK’s Legacy and the Developing Class Character of the Freedom Struggle

Jan. 30 -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sought to articulate a deeper program for the movement against national oppression…

February 2, 2017