We need to appreciate both the dangers of the present juncture and the possibilities – and realities – of positive change
Category: Social protests
Cost of living crisis sparks nationwide protest in Nigeria
Since August 1, tens of thousands of people have trooped out onto the streets across Nigeria in nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship and hunger.
The State of Labor Resistance and Repression in China
Julie Liu and Roy Li discuss the trajectory of labour struggles in China in recent years, fighting against severe state repression and censorship.
On the Student Barricades
The Frontlines of Campus Resistance to Genocide
Mathew Foresta reports from Gaza solidarity encampments on various university campuses in Los Angeles, which faced threats and attacks from Zionist counter-protestors.
France: We Need a Popular Front Based on the Social Movements
This thunderclap, which had been widely announced, must lead the popular and democratic forces of the left to unite in order to fight the evil at its roots. It’s five minutes to midnight!
The Struggle for Sudan
Khalid Mustafa Medani discusses the repression of the Sudanese Revolution of 2018-19, and the origins and dynamics of the devastating civil war between the two counterrevolutionary military factions.
Professor’s Letter in Support of Students in Geneva
I fully associate myself with the terms of the letter from the teachers and researchers of your university, in particular with their defense of academic freedom and respect for the formation of critical knowledge.
Open Letter from the Student Movement for Palestinian Liberation
We, the Student Movement for Palestinian Liberation, demand institutional accountability and immediate divestment from Israel and its genocide of the Palestinian people of Gaza.
Will they crush the biggest student movement since Vietnam?
In response to peaceful student anti-war protests against genocide, many school administrations have invited police onto campus for violent crackdowns.
Remembering the Portuguese Revolution
The Portuguese revolution began 50 years ago. Labor historian Raquel Valera looks back at the events of 1974-75 and their legacy for the working class and left today.
Self-Organization and the New Left in Ukraine
From Maidan to War
The author (right) on Kyiv’s IndependenceSquare. December 2013.
In early December 2013, I found myself on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), holding a sign reading “Don’t Believe Politicians—Self-Organize!” as part of a protest with a small group of student activists. Weeks . . .
Standing Rock
A Struggle for Land and Sovereignty
Brian Ward narrates his experience of participating in the Standing Rock encampment in 2016 and analyzes the legacy of the struggle.
The Struggle to Stop Cop City—By Any Means Necessary
A history of Stop Cop City and the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest. A must read for anyone interested in getting the whole story.
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Unravelling “Arrythmia”
Jonas Marvin reviews Alexander Billet’s book “Shake the City,” which explores the role of music in social movements.
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The Limits of State-Centric Analysis of the Latin American Left
In their review of Gaudichaud et al.’s book, “The Impasse of the Latin American Left,” Paley and Whitener call for greater focus on autonomous social movements.
Social reproduction, rebellion and the problem of the state
Elections are superimposed on social struggles through a process that obscures and disorganizes them, and that recodifies grassroots demands, altering and distorting their language and content.
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