Marx21, US, and the International Socialists, Canada, are proud to host Simon Assaf and Canan Şahin on what next for Syria after the fall of a brutal and dispised Bashar al-Assad. Join us in this socialist discussion on Zoom, Sunday, December 22nd. Detals on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1100642481688538 SIMON ASSAF (he/him) is a Lebanese revolutionary socialist and… Continue reading Public Forum: What Next for Syria?
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UnitedHealthcare CEO got a dose of his own medicine
The outpouring of memes over UnitedHealth Group’s CEOs assassination uncovers the intensity and breath of hatred at the US health insurance practices. The article below, slightly edited by Marx21 from writing by Judy Cox, looks at UnitedHealthcare, a notoriously corrupt company in the midst of a rotten system, saying “The cause for mourning isn't the murder of its CEO, but how easily he'll be replaced.”
Who Is Kamala Harris?
Eric Fretz takes a look at Kamala Harris' record in a number of areas, arguing that she is no significant break from the politics of Biden or the rightward drift of the Democratic Party. In a world beset by major interlocking crises, America, still the world’s largest economic and military power, is going through a… Continue reading Who Is Kamala Harris?
College encampments for Palestine show the way
The struggles over encampments and occupations on US campuses have ignited the already unprecedented movement for Palestinian solidarity in the United States. Gaza has been under genocidal bombardment for over six months, with well over 34,000 Palestinians killed, vast sections of the encircled enclave in ruins, over 80% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people displaced, and… Continue reading College encampments for Palestine show the way
Biden and Palestine
The State of the Union speech responded to pro-Palestine activists with hollow words and hypocrisy, but the solidarity movement is moving forwards
High School Students and Teachers Spark “Shut It Down! For Palestine” rally of many thousands
Hundreds of high school students walked out of school across New York City on Thursday, November 9, to protest the Israeli attack on Gaza as well as US support, and to call for an immediate cease-fire. They then rallied in front of the New York Public Library at 3pm and were joined by many others.… Continue reading High School Students and Teachers Spark “Shut It Down! For Palestine” rally of many thousands
IST statement on the new war in the Middle East
A statement from the International Socialist Tendency, a political tendency of which Marx21 is affiliated, in response to Israel's onslaught. 1 The attacks launched by Hamas and other resistance organizations on 7 October were a warning that there can be no peace in the Middle East until the Palestinian question is solved. But the reaction by… Continue reading IST statement on the new war in the Middle East
Palestine Demonstration Round Up: Part Two
After three weeks of bombing, and as the Israeli Defense Forces started entering Gaza, last weekend hundreds of thousands protested in solidarity with Palestine around the world. Here we report on four US protests on Saturday, the 28th, with Victor Fernandez and Clare Fester from Los Angeles, Eric Fretz in New York City, Nathanial in Phoenix,… Continue reading Palestine Demonstration Round Up: Part Two
Palestine Demonstrations Round Up: Part One
Marx21 has previously reported from the spirited demonstration that marched from the Israeli embassy to the UN in New York City October 9th. The city has seen a plethora of other demonstrations since. In this round-up, we report on three of them, plus protests in Portland Oregon and Tempe Arizona. Written by Marx21 members M.… Continue reading Palestine Demonstrations Round Up: Part One
House Speaker Mike Johnson Shows Strength of Far-Right
Early Wednesday evening, after three weeks of infighting, mainstream and hard-right Republicans united to elect the deeply conservative Representative Mike Johnson, a homophobic bigot and leading 2020 election denier, as Speaker of the House. Johnson was a little-known evangelical social conservative from Louisiana. The far-right united around him and he also was supported by mainstream… Continue reading House Speaker Mike Johnson Shows Strength of Far-Right