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Speaking about BDS

Huwaida Arraf

Posted December 14, 2024

HUWAIDA ARRAF, A Detroit area civil rights attorney and activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, prepared this presentation for a Wayne State University Board of Governors meeting on December 11, 2024 to advocate divestment from corporations complicit in Israel’s war crimes in Palestine. Nearly two dozen students, faculty and the general spoke….

Celebrate the Syrian People’s Victory!

Posted December 10, 2024

A Ukraine Solidarity Network Statement

THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY Network (U.S.) wholeheartedly celebrates the liberation of Syria and its people from the half-century murderous Assad family tyranny. Like so many others, we are profoundly inspired by the scenes of people celebrating in the streets,…

Lebanon’s Ceasefire Is No “Divine Victory”

Gilbert Achcar

Posted December 6, 2024

COULD THE CEASEFIRE agreement between Israel and Lebanon be a new “divine victory”? That was how the agreement that ended the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon in 2006 was characterized by Hezbollah. Then, the party displayed that phrase on huge billboards featuring a picture of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, in a clear play on words, as the slogan could be read as both a victory attributed to God and a victory led by Nasrallah, whose name in Arabic means “God’s victory.”……

“Progressing by Grassroots Networks”

Posle Media interviews Catherine Samary

Posted November 27, 2024

HOW DOES THE left in France confront the global “right-wing” turn? Can leftist organizations supporting Ukraine develop a common strategy? Researcher and longtime activist Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in today’s French politics for Posle Media.

Posle: Before we turn to the discussion of the war in Ukraine and prospects for left internationalism, let’s talk about the recent developments in your home country. How do you analyse the current…

Mazan, France: Rape as a Political Fact

Aurélie-Anne Thos

Posted November 21, 2024

WOMEN START QUEUEING at 6AM at the courthouse in Mazan, France so they can support Gisèle Pelicot at the open trial she requested. This rape case has caught international attention because it so perfectly illustrates how many men feel they are entitled to women’s bodies. This continuous outpouring of support demonstrates the determination of women to publicize and end the dehumanization women face the world over.–The Editors….

The Antisemitism Scare: Guide for the Perplexed

Alan Wald

Posted November 12, 2024

INTRODUCTION: As we enter a new political landscape following the election of Donald Trump, resistance to Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza and its bellicose military actions in the region takes on a greater urgency than ever before–even as political repression on US campuses intensifies….

Conference in Honor of Boris Kagarlitsky: Imperialism(s) Panel

Robert Brenner, Ilya Matveev & Hanna Perekhoda

Posted November 9, 2024

Free Boris Kagarlitsky and all anti-war political prisoners in the Russian Federation!

A message from Boris Kagarlitsky, November 14, 2024

Suzi Weissman: Welcome to Jacobin Radio. I’m your host, Suzi Weissman. On October 8th, the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign held an online conference on “Boris Kagarlitsky and the Challenges of the Left.” Although Kagarlitsky is serving a five-year sentence in a Russian penal colony, he has just published a book called The…

The Path to Victory & the Tasks of the Ukrainian Left

Sotsialnyi Rukh

Posted October 31, 2024

ONE OF THE key decisions of the Social Movement (Sotsialnyi Rukh) conference, which took place in Kyiv on October 5-6, 2024, was the adoption of the resolution, “The path to victory and the tasks of the Ukrainian left.” Below is the text of the resolution:…

Boeing Workers Settle Seven-week Strike

Malik Miah

Posted October 26, 2024

UPDATE: LEADERS OF THE International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District 751 in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots November 4 agreed to approve the fourth formal offer (and the third put to a vote). It ended a seven-week strike. The October 31 deal was backed by the union leadership.

“It’s time for us to come together. This is a victory,” IAM District 751 President Jon Holden told members….

Remarks at the Boris Kagarlitsky Conference, October 8, 2024

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Posted October 19, 2024

Free Boris Kagarlitsky and all anti-war political prisoners in the Russian Federation!

A message from Boris Kagarlitsky, November 14, 2024

GREETINGS AND MY profound thanks for the honor of participating in and addressing today’s conference, celebrating the work of comrade Boris Kagarlitsky and acting in solidarity with the comrade in his fight for freedom. A fight, I should say, not only for his own freedom, but a fight for freedom against the forces of authoritarianism and 21st century fascism….