Category: Militant Journalism
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Vigil in Norman to Remember the Life of Nex Benedict
“I know that Owasso isn’t the only school district where queer children suffer, there is an epidemic of violence aimed at queer youth especially in Oklahoma because our state superintendent Ryan Walters and other elected officials perpetuate dangerous rhetoric,” Marley Hutchins said, an Owasso High School Alum.
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REI Strikes Again
By Comrade Lynn CHICAGO – On February 24th, 2024, employees of the Lincoln Park REI walked out on strike around 8:45 AM, just after the “Team Huddle” at the start of their shifts. This was one of two strikes performed by employees of this store in particular, with one of their earlier strikes happening last…
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Choking on the Axis of Resistance
By Comrade Azul and Comrade Sigmund In the face of “israeli” settler colonialism in occupied Palestine, Ansarullah and the Yemeni Armed Forces have emerged as a beacon of principled resistance, providing critical military support to the Palestinian liberation movement. Despite their relatively limited resources and facing hostile international forces, not to mention the twin evils…
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Inter-Imperialist Conflict Develops Over Congo Cobalt
By Comrade Harold KINSHASA — Increasingly, global imperialism has come to conflict over access to the cobalt of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cobalt is an integral component of electric vehicle battery production, a sector which has grown tremendously in recent years, and which the People’s Republic of China is coming to dominate, stirring…
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FACAM Calls for End to Anti-Mining Activist Repression
By the Forum Against Corporatization and Militarization ORCHA, CH. — It has come to our notice that the leader of Mad Bachao Manch, Orcha (Orcha Jan Andolan) Tirumal Lakhma Koram and one Ranu Podyam were arrested by police forces of Rawghat Camp at around 4PM on 9th December 2023, when they were traveling back to Modanaar…
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In the Footsteps of Phoenix
by the India Committee Editor’s Note: the Editorial Board received correspondence shortly after operation Al-Aqsa Flood began from a group called the Forum Against Corporatization and Militarization based in Delhi, India. It is our distinct pleasure to publish this first piece by the newly formed India Committee, it covers a particular instance of the anti-camp…
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Chicago Queer Club Shuts Down in Response to Unionization Effort
By Comrade Willem CHICAGO — After 40 years, Berlin, the nightclub that served as a second home for drag performers, trans people, and various “alternative” subcultures among Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, has permanently closed. Already much ink has been spilled over this decision by the bar’s owners, and rhetorical battle lines have been drawn. These battle…
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On Hostages
By Comrade Sigmund Reflecting on Oct. 7, Day one of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, many wondered over the Palestinian Resistance’s strategy. Hamas fighters, quickly joined by the rest of the resistance factions, broke out of the Gaza concentration camp by land, air, and sea, infiltrating into “israel” and attacking settlements and military installations (barracks, checkpoints, fortifications,…
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Chicago Police Attack Demonstrators at Pro-Palestine March
By Comrade Robin CHICAGO — Thousands of Chicagoans turned out to Buckingham Fountain on Nov. 18 to protest the ongoing bombardment and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. It was the latest in a series of demonstrations held in the city since Oct. 7, the beginning of Al-Aqsa Flood. The event was organized by the Chicago…
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Some Remarks on the National Question in Caucasia
By Comrade Harold A few weeks ago, The Masses published a short article regarding the Azerbaijani invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh and the subsequent ethnic cleansing of the majority Armenian population there, which had established the de facto, but unrecognized, state of Artsakh which persisted for a little over thirty years. We described the events of September…