On December 22, Simon Assaf and Canan Sahin (see below) spoke on Syria today after Assad and its international implications, followed by discussion. This video documents the speakers' opening and closing remarks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV5E4g64-4Y . Meeting hosted by Marx21 in the US, and the International Socialists in Canada. SIMON ASSAF is a Lebanese revolutionary socialist now… Continue reading What Next for Syria: After the Fall of Assad
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Amazon Strikes: A Report from the Picket Line
By Marie Edwards, with input from Eric Fretz in New York. Amazon workers in seven facilities, organized under the Teamsters’ banner, went out on a limited strike Thursday morning December 19, and maintained picket lines till Christmas Eve. The picket line we visited in Queens, NY, on a very cold Saturday morning, was lively and… Continue reading Amazon Strikes: A Report from the Picket Line
The 2024 US Election
In one month, Donald Trump will become president once again. The effects of his election are already being felt around the world, and have been hailed by the international far-right. His electoral victory came as a shock for many, even if it was increasingly suspected in the final run-up to election day. Despite some smaller… Continue reading The 2024 US Election
Public Forum: What Next for Syria?
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?
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