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

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, Anti-racism, Palestine, US Politics

Charlie KKKirk’s chickens come home to roost

Charlie Kirk was a founder of far right group Turning Point USA and a key Trump backer who devoted his life to far-right lies and bullying Charlie Kirk once said gun deaths were “unfortunately” a price worth paying for the freedom to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the US constitution. The far right… Continue reading Charlie KKKirk’s chickens come home to roost

Anti-fascism, Anti-racism, Immigration, Police, US Politics

Supreme Court backs racial profiling by ICE

Victor Fernandez reports from Los Angeles on the recent Supreme Court ruling which codifies ICE’s unfettered racism -- and opens the door for profiling by law enforcement elsewhere in conjunction with the Trump administration’s attacks on civil rights. But Victor also argues that the Fourth Amendment never really guaranteed those rights, court decisions are not the final say, and we must recognize the radical political shift with masses getting involved in facing off against actions by ICE and other repressive arms of the state.

Anti-racism, Immigration, Labor, Police, US Politics

LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard, and Marines

For four consecutive days Los Angeles has turned out for immigrant rights. Led by the Community Self Defense Coalition in most cases, thousands have poured into the streets in response to a series of ICE raids across the city. Trump says they will stay in town for 30 days.  On Saturday June 7 we reported… Continue reading LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard, and Marines

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

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