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Repression
Attica Was More Than a Riot. It Offered a Framework for Revolutionary Struggle.
Orisanmi Burton discusses the Black radical organizing that preceded and followed the Attica prison uprising.
University of California Workers Arrested for Writing “Living Wage Now” in Chalk
The arrests are “clearly an intimidation tactic,” one union member said.
I Answered the Call to Help Stop Cop City. I Spent 31 Days in Jail for It.
In those 31 days, I witnessed mental health crises, a lack of running water and sadistic treatment by guards.
Anti-Protest Laws Are Not About Safety, They Are About Silencing Dissent
We must not allow our movements for justice to be silenced by laws that criminalize dissent.
The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education
In the contemporary U.S., an authoritarian politics of disappearance manifests in new ways every week.
Ortega Is Exploiting Nicaragua’s Revolutionary Past to Crush Internal Struggles
While US imperialism has undoubtedly hurt Nicaragua, internal grievances against the current government are legitimate.
Extractive Companies Privatize Repression and Counterinsurgency in the Americas
As resistance to fossil fuels grows, private militaries have become a lucrative business, especially in Latin America.
Modi’s Attack on Left-Leaning Intellectuals Threatens India’s Democracy
The Modi regime, since its ascendance, has worked to polarize India along fault lines of religion, caste and creed.
#MeToo Campaign for Sudanese Teen Highlights the Need to End Western Saviorism
The flash-in-the-pan activism of Noura’s case raises questions about #MeToo and women in the Global South.
Repression Intensifies in Argentina After President Empowers Military
Is the government once again using the military to suppress opposition to the IMF's neoliberal policies?