Tag: Social Movements
Defunding the Police Means Transforming Our Society
Gerald Smith speaks at today’s Juneteenth West Coast port shutdown against racist police violence, continuing the ILWU’s long history of waging antiracist struggles as class struggles.
American Carnage
Nicholas De Genova argues that, rather than being an aberration, police racism is constitutive of a system of white supremacy embodied in state power.
What Do I Tell My Students?
A NYC teacher provides an account of being severely beaten by the NYPD for violating an 8 p.m. curfew.
Agents of Repression
Cinzia Arruzza uses a thought experiment to argue that the police don’t deserve the protections of working class solidarity.
The Death of Hong Kong’s Autonomy: Beyond the Crackdown
Spectre’s Ashley Smith interviews leading Hong Kong activist Au Loong Yu in the aftermath of China’s latest crackdown. What does it all mean against the backdrop of the pandemic, global recession, and Cold War redux?
For a Grad Workers’ Strike
Eli B. Lichstenstein argues that graduate workers must be at the forefront of a strike against cops, austerity, and the capitalist university.
Theses on the Uprising
Spectre’s editorial statement on the ongoing uprising: unconditional support for the rebellion and victory to those in the streets! When we decide that we will decide, a new epoch is on the horizon.
On Larry Kramer
Gus Breslauer reflects on Larry Kramer’s complicated legacy.
Class Organization and Rupture on the Terrain of Housing
Justin Gilmore, an organizer with the Oakland-based Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC), argues for a focus on base-building instead of service and advocacy.
A COVID-19 Survival Guide
Kathleen Brown and Robin Zheng explain how socialists are fighting for life over profits in Southeastern Michigan.