New Year, Same Fight…On a Whole New Level
by Eden In 1942 a black man named James G. Thompson wrote to The Pittsburgh Courier, wondering whether or not he should enlist in the military and put his life on the line for a country that treated him as “half American.” His letter kicked off a media campaign known as the Double V Campaign–V […]
El ícono de la música Linda Ronstadt compara a Trump con Hitler: “Los mexicanos serán los nuevos judíos”
publicado de revcom.us Nuestra traducción de una parte de la entrevista que Anderson Cooper le hizo a Linda Ronstadt la víspera de Año Nuevo: Anderson Cooper (AC): Leí que usted ha leído mucho sobre la República de Weimar en Alemania, y que usted medio ve paralelos entre esos años y hoy. Linda Ronstadt (LR): Hay […]
¿Qué es el fascismo?
De la llamada a la acción: ¡CONDUZCA EL REGIMEN TRUMP / PENCE! emitido poco después de que el régimen Trump / Pence tomara el poder: “El fascismo tiene rumbo e impulso. Criminaliza el disentimiento pieza por pieza. Aporrea la verdad. Sataniza y singulariza a un grupo tras otro, en una trayectoria que lleva a horrores […]
Chicago Tribune coverage – Chicago activists denounce Trump administration for killing of Iranian general, call for protests
By JAVONTE ANDERSON CHICAGO TRIBUNE |JAN 08, 2020 excerpts from the article A group of activists gathered midday Wednesday across the Chicago River from Trump Tower to denounce the recent killing of an Iranian general by the United States in Iraq and call for the removal of President Donald Trump from office. “There is now a […]
NYC: Emergency Demonstration: No War With Iran – Trump/Pence Out Now!
8 January 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Everest 202 556 3906 Mari Matsuoka 323 574 3997 RefuseFascism.org Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @RefuseFascism Interviews Available Emergency Demonstration: No War With Iran – Trump/Pence Out Now! WHEN: Wednesday, January 8, 5:00 pm WHERE: Times Square, 47th & Broadway, New York City The danger of a U.S. war […]
Press Conference to Oppose U.S. War on Iran, Announce Protest
Immediate Release Jan 8, 2020 Contact: Jay Becker 312 488 9465 chicago@refusefascism.org * RefuseFascism.org Facebook @RefuseFascismChicago Twitter & Instagram @RefuseFascismCH Interviews Available What: Press Conference to Oppose U.S. War on Iran, Announce Protest Where: Northeast corner of Wacker and Wabash, in front of Trump Tower When: Noon, Wednesday, January 8 Chicago activists with Refuse Fascism and […]
Rose McGowan Stands Strong, Defends tweet apologizing to Iran after strike
Rose McGowan sent out a powerful and courageous tweet in the wake the U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s top general: Her tweet read: “Dear #Iran, The USA has disrespected your country, your flag, your people. 52% of us humbly apologize. We want peace with your nation. We are being held hostage by a terrorist […]
NBA Coach Steve Kerr: Pence is Lying about Iran/Soleimani’s supposed involvement in 9/11
Steve Kerr is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. His father, Malcolm Kerr was killed by members of a Lebanese Islamic militia in 1984 while he was president of the American University of Beirut. One thing I’ve learned in my lifetime is to not believe our government when it comes […]
Admit That the Waters Around You Have Grown
reprinted from Medium by Coco Das The waters of fascism have risen in the country where I was born and the country where I have citizenship. Both countries need sustained, non-violent, mass protest to demand the removal of fascist regimes. As morose as it sounds, I sometimes think about where I would be sent if […]
Statement from Zak Fisher, President of the UCLA Grad Student Association and third year law student
“It is more critical than ever that those who see the fascist tendencies and nazi/neonazi tactics of the Trump/Pence administration join together in sustained mass protest. Change will never come until we join together and demand it. As book stores continue to close at a record pace in the United States and life expectancy continues […]