Global Flotilla sets sail for Gaza: Genoa dockworkers promise support

The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of over 20 boats carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, which is blockaded by Israel, departed on Sept. 1 from Barcelona. Boats from other Mediterranean ports, notably from Tunis, Tunisia, and Genoa, Italy, are expected to join the convoy in early September. Part of Flotilla . . .

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Press conference accusing PA DOC of deliberately withholding critical treatment for Mumia Abu-Jamal results in win!

This message was just received from Mumia’s attorney Noel Hanrahan on Sept. 2: As a result of widespread and persistent pressure, Mumia finally received cataract 2 laser surgery on his left eye today and can now see very clearly.  But we must remain vigilant, consistent, and make sure that he . . .

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Racist incident taints U.S. Open during 75th anniversary of Althea Gibson’s ‘Breaking the Barrier’

There is a popular saying that goes “Art imitates life.” In the real world, a material world, it should say that life reflects class relations. And under capitalism that reinforces the haves and have nots; inequality impacts every sector of society, no matter the form. Nothing is spared from this . . .

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Why the West’s rulers avoid Asia’s World War II parade

Why the West’s rulers avoid Asia’s World War II parade The imperialists “owned” it. They lost it. They thought they were getting it back. They lost it again. As a class, today’s Western superrich know that their class ancestors up until the 1930s controlled and plundered all of East Asia . . .

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¡Solidaridad con la Acción Palestina!

¡Solidaridad con Acción Palestina! En julio, el grupo de solidaridad Acción Palestina fue «proscrito» -prohibido- por el gobierno británico por supuesta violación de la Ley de Terrorismo, aprobada por el Parlamento en 2000. La Ley prohíbe los «daños graves a la propiedad» incluso cuando no hay seres humanos heridos. En . . .

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