In 2010, Ranjini, a Tamil mother fleeing genocide in Sri Lanka, won refugee status in Australia and settled in Melbourne. Two years later, she and her two young boys were… Read more »
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Freedom Socialist Book Review: We Need New Names, by NoViolet Bulawayo
We Need New Names, by NoViolet Bulawayo, is much more than a coming of age story. It’s a tale of savage colonialism, of local tyrants and unremitting droughts and rains,… Read more »
From LA to D.C., young activists take up civil disobedience for immigrant rights
Fresh winds are blowing for immigrant rights, thanks largely to the energy and determination of young activists. Angered by record deportations under President Obama and the refusal of Congress to… Read more »
Freedom Socialist opinion: Time for action, no time to lament
My granny was a single mom with nine children ranging from pre-teen to their 30’s by the time I came along. Mom was also on her own, with me. They… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the Editor, April 2014
GREAT REVIEW Antidote to immigrant bashing Thank you for reviewing NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names [Vol. 35, No. 1]. I might not have come across this novel and I… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial — Immigrants strike to challenge detentions
Across the United States a battle rages to win justice for undocumented immigrants, with the latest salvo fired by hunger strikers at immigration detention centers. The strike began on March… Read more »
Berry pickers win big!
Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent union at Sakuma Bros farm, sued for wage theft and won an $850,000 settlement. A huge victory! The farmworkers union also got family… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial: Border refugee plight rooted in US policies
War, drug cartels and starvation have forced unaccompanied children to flee Central America at the US/Mexico border in unprecedented numbers. Dominating the news are images of government buses filled with… Read more »
Éxodo de niños de América Central
Sesenta mil niños de América Central cruzaron la frontera México-Estados Unidos y, por unos días, el mundo desvió la vista de la guerra en el Medio Oriente y los problemas… Read more »
What drives Latino children to El Norte?
From 2014, a column that recognizes the suffering of child immigrants – and the determination of those who come to the U.S. on their own — and addresses the all-important question: Why?
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Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights
Even in a post-Dobbs world, crucial liberties like reproductive freedom can be defended through vigilance and militant organizing!
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Cuba: A Socialist Dream Deferred
Traces the ups and downs of the Cuban Revolution and the critical issue of rising capitalist influence. Analyzes the main actors in Cuban society today and discusses the path forward.