Tag: Social Movements
Reflections on the Third Intifada
Salwa Ibrahim writes about the novelty of the third intifada currently taking shape in Palestine.
Friends in Palestine, Has the Future Arrived?
Palestinian activist G. N. Nithya writes of the horrors of the ever-continuous Nakba.
The Colombian State Is at War with Its People
Colombia’s sustained assault on protesters this week represents a form of warfare that indigenous and Black communities know all too well.
Why Feminism? Why Now?
What does it mean to think about Palestinian liberation as a feminist issue?
Resurgent Sectarianism in the North of Ireland
Seán Mitchell writes of republican militants, loyalist devils, and the necessity of a class-based alternative in Ireland.
Revolution Is Illegal
Orisanmi Burton reflects on the legacy of the Panther 21 on the 50th anniversary (to the day) of their acquittal.
Building Asian American Liberation from Below
Promise Li argues that a true movement for liberation for Asian Americans requires building collective power by linking anti-racist and anti-capitalist struggles in coalition with other marginalized communities.
The Vicious Circle
Reflecting on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Nicholas De Genova interrogates the white masculinist culture of violence that surrounds policing in the US.
Lessons from Hong Kong’s Fight for Democracy
An anonymous activist from Hong Kong draws lessons from the recent protests and explains what’s changed since the enactment of the draconian National Security Law.
Keep the Streets: Coup, Crisis, and Capital in Myanmar
Geoffrey Aung discusses this month’s coup in Myanmar, the class composition of popular resistance, and how these events fit into a longer trajectory of capitalist transition.