Immigration, Public Meetings

Meeting: Eyewitness to the Mineapolis Uprising

Join Marx21 on Sunday, February 1 at 11am Pacific | 1pm Central | 2pm Eastern to hear an eyewitness account of the anti-ICE uprising in Minneapolis. Local student and organizer Leo C will share what it was like joining the economic shutdown on January 23 and share some of the organizing strategies Minnesotans have used… Continue reading Meeting: Eyewitness to the Mineapolis Uprising

Español, Immigration, Labor, US Politics

Huelga general en Minneapolis: La fuerza para parar a Trump

El viernes, 23 de enero fue un día histórico en el estado de Minnesota y en otras partes de Estados Unidos. En Minneapolis, la gente se negó a ir al trabajo, a la escuela o de compras, en una muestra de rabia contra las acciones del “Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas”, es decir,… Continue reading Huelga general en Minneapolis: La fuerza para parar a Trump

Anti-racism, Immigration, Police, US Politics

ICE murder in Minneapolis

On January 7, 2026, ICE agents murdered legal observer Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.  ICE was in this particular Minneapolis neighborhood as part of a warrantless immigration raid, a now common occurrence in the United States.  Minneapolis is one of the cities targeted by the Trump administration as part of a politically motivated crackdown on… Continue reading ICE murder in Minneapolis

Imperialism, International, Latin America, US Politics

Hands off Venezuela

Hands off Venezuela, no to Trump’s gangster invasion. Join the protests, condemn the US's kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro Donald Trump has declared that US forces have “captured” Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro after airstrikes on the Latin American country. It is a brazen and nakedly imperialist attack to overthrow the Venezuelan government, unleash violence… Continue reading Hands off Venezuela

Anti-fascism, US Politics

Far Right want to use Charlie Kirk killing as their ‘Reichstag fire’

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting in Utah last week, Donald Trump and the far right want to unleash a wave of repression against the left and marginalized. “Charlie Kirk being assassinated is the American Reichstag fire,” says far right writer Matt Forney. It’s one of many terrifying calls for a wave of repression… Continue reading Far Right want to use Charlie Kirk killing as their ‘Reichstag fire’

Imperialism, Middle East

Trump bombs Iran, take to the streets!

The left should stand for the defeat of the United States and Israel Donald Trump has bombed Iran in a terrifying move that will unleash more death and destruction across the Middle East. The whole movement must oppose the drive to war. The 50501 movement is working with other groups to call "No More War"… Continue reading Trump bombs Iran, take to the streets!

Labor, US Politics

On May Day 2025… and 2028

This May Day, barely four months into Trump’s second term, hundreds of thousands marched in towns and cities around the country. The MayDayStrong website mapped events in 800 cities and towns in all 50 states, in what it called “the most May Day events in U.S. history.” They were reviving the tradition of the radical… Continue reading On May Day 2025… and 2028

Interviews, Labor, US Politics

Interview with Carl Rosen of UE on May Day 2025

In the immediate aftermath of this year’s May Day, and April's national “Hands-Off” demonstrations (both discussed previously by Marx21), Virginia Rodino conducted the following brief interview with Carl Rosen of the union UE. It was one of a series of interviews in preparation for a forthcoming article on resistance to Trump to be published in… Continue reading Interview with Carl Rosen of UE on May Day 2025

International, Labor

May Day: workers of the world, unite! international statement

Today, we will be paticipating in the maydaystrong actions, and others throughout the US. As Marx21 mentioned in our previous May Day post, May 1st is a day of working class internationalism. Here we re-post at international statement. Down with imperialist war and the governments who promote it. Let capital pay for its crisis, not… Continue reading May Day: workers of the world, unite! international statement

Labor, US Politics

Why We Celebrate May Day

For over a century May 1st has been International Workers’ Day – a day of working-class solidarity and a celebration of internationalism. Today, when the fight of organized labor is again combined with the defense of immigrants and other opposition to Trump’s attacks in May Day actions, we look back on that history.  May Day… Continue reading Why We Celebrate May Day