Tag: Black Lives Matter
What’s in a Slogan?
Rawan Abdelbaki challenges self-styled socialists going after the slogan “defund the police.”
Unfixing South Asian Identity
Drawing upon autobiographical reflections, JS Titus explores the class stratification of South Asians in the United Kingdom. Titus argues that class and oppression, rather than idealized identities, must be the basis of forging solidarity today.
Fighting for Black Lives at School
Ashley Smith interviewed Black Lives Matter activist and educator Jesse Hagopian about the struggle for Black Lives at school, the uprising for racial justice, the role of unions in that struggle, and the looming workers’ fight against austerity in cities and states across the country.
Abolitionist Socialism
Peter Bloom charts a path toward an abolitionist Marxism rooted in what he calls a “commons sense” for the current moment.
Striking for Racial Justice
Dave Zirin talks about what led to the NBA players’ strike, where it can go from here, and its implications for the Black Lives Matter and labor movements.
Minneapolis in Paris
Drawing on ethnographic work on antiracist struggles in France, Jean Beaman makes the case for internationalizing Black Lives Matter.
Join the Poor People’s Army!
The Poor People’s Army writes about their upcoming march on Biden and the DNC. Lives over luxury!
From Stonewall to Black Lives Matter
Keegan O’Brien reflects on the legacy of Stonewall in order to draw lessons for today’s antiracist and queer liberation movements.
The Roots of Racist Policing
Kim Moody takes on class reductionist accounts of police violence.
To End Police Violence, End Racial Capitalism
Peter Ikeler challenges Dustin Guastella’s recent argument that socialists should oppose the defunding of police. Against this reactionary line, Ikeler advocates a properly socialist and abolitionist politics.