The following slightly edited talk was given at a class on “Why We Need a Revolution” in New York City on Feb. 29. A factory committee meets during the 1917 Russian Revolution How do we deal with the mass injustice perpetrated by the capitalist ruling class? We can observe the . . .
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Over a thousand people marched from San Francisco Chinatown to Union Square on Feb. 29 to protest the wave of racism against Chinese people in U.S. media and political circles, since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Organized by a broad coalition of Chinese-American organizations and supported by a . . .
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Flanked by a large white “Bird of Freedom” wearing a “Free Mumia” sign, dozens of activists from Philadelphia and New York gathered outside the office of District Attorney Larry Krasner on Feb. 28. The demonstration was called in anticipation of Krasner’s finally filing a response on March 2 to the . . .
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Durham, N.C. – Over a hundred protesters rallied here in solidarity with working-class and oppressed people under attack by right-wing Hindu nationalism and U.S. imperialism on March 1. They demonstrated here to say, “No to Fascism in India; No to Racism at Home” in response to recent anti-Muslim riots throughout . . .
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Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en About a hundred people marched through central Seattle in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation of Canada on Feb. 29. This was a prayer walk on occupied Duwamish land, organized by the Protectors of the Salish Sea, led by Indigenous people with allies. A week earlier on Feb. . . .
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By Rosa Miriam Elizalde BioCubaFarma’s Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). Rosa Miriam Elizalde is a Cuban journalist and editor of the site Cubadebate. Reprinted from La Jornada, translation by Resumen Latinoamericano, North America bureau. Cuba’s antiviral Recombinant Interferon Alpha 2B (IFNrec) is among the medicines chosen by China . . .
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There has been a surge of strikes in the U.S. recently, many of them fueled by demands for a decent income that keeps up with the cost of living. Right now, graduate student workers at the University of California Santa Cruz are on the front lines. They are on a . . .
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This article is based on a March 2 national press release. For the second time in less than three months, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has blocked prisoners’ subscriptions to Workers World newspaper. In a letter received at Workers World’s central office in New York City, the DOC announced their . . .
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Feb. 22 — Fifty-five years after his assassination on Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X continues to be an inspiration today for activists, young and old. This was expressed at a Black History Month forum held here tonight where people gathered to discuss, report on and learn about his life. Leighsandra, . . .
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March 2 — As this is written, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a pandemic reaching around the world, almost entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The U.S., with 99 reported cases and six deaths, ranks 11th on the list of countries with confirmed COVID-19 cases. The number of newly infected people . . .
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