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
Category: Interviews
In the Shadow of Civil War: Fighting to Rebuild the Syrian Left
We reprint statements and interviews with Syrian socialists about the prospects for working class resistance and building a new left in the midst of rising sectarian tensions and violence. Three months after the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, Syria stands on the brink of the sectarian civil war reigniting. Syria is facing one of its… Continue reading In the Shadow of Civil War: Fighting to Rebuild the Syrian Left
Lessons of Hong Kong resistance
It has been one year since the repressive Security Law was enacted in Hong Kong. Lam Chi Leung, an activist based in Hong Kong, explains how the situation has changed. continue reading at https://marx21us.org/?p=2266
Ten years since the Arab revolutions: Middle Eastern voices reflect on a rebellious decade
Anne Alexander interviews activists from across the Middle East and North Africa about their rebellious decade. (This article appeared originally in the International Socialism journal on April 6th 2021) Over the past decade, the Middle East and North Africa have experienced waves of popular uprisings that have turned the region into fertile ground for experiments… Continue reading Ten years since the Arab revolutions: Middle Eastern voices reflect on a rebellious decade
“We feel like cannon fodder” • Nurse Elizabeth Lalasz on fighting COVID-19 in a broken healthcare system
Elizabeth Lalasz is a Registered Nurse of 11 years working in Chicago’s largest public safety net hospital. As the busiest hospital in Illinois mainly serving working class people, the uninsured, and communities of color, her hospital is on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. Marx21 interviewed Elizabeth about what it’s like handling COVID-19 in our broken medical system, she and her co-workers’ fight for life-saving equipment, and how we can show solidarity with healthcare workers through this pandemic.
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