The world was filled with revulsion when a Taliban shooter tried to assassinate 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai last Oct. 9 in Pakistan. How cowardly to shoot up a rickety school bus… Read more »
indigenous struggles
¿Qué derecho a votar? Una cándida historia de la supresión de electores en los Estados Unidos
La supresión de electores en los EEUU estuvo presente en las noticias durante las elecciones recientes. Pero la cuestión de quién tiene el derecho a votar y quién no, es… Read more »
What right to vote? A candid history of voter suppression in the United States
Voter suppression in the U.S. was much in the news during this recent election. But the issue of who has the right to vote, and who does not, is a… Read more »
Israeli bombs and Palestinian resistance: Assault on Gaza spurs further outrage and broadens anti-occupation solidarity
The mayhem that fell upon Gaza last November raised to new heights the Israeli government’s sinister subjugation of Palestinians. It also invigorated Palestinian resistance and prompted worldwide denunciation. The lies… Read more »
Egyptians defend their revolution
Outraged Egyptians took to the streets in January 2011 and toppled their military dictator of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak. Ever since, they have been in the streets and the face… Read more »
Dominican Republic: Haitian workers protest exploitation
Fourteen years ago, the Dominican businessman Rafael Emilio Alonzo Luna got a truck, traveled to the Haitian border, picked up about 55 Haitian workers, packed them in, and took them… Read more »
Ethnic studies victory in Arizona
At long last, a blatant right-wing lawsuit against Mexican American Studies in Tucson, Ariz. has been thrown out of court. Its primary targets were teachers Sean Arce and José González,… Read more »
Dateline Australia: 30 years of revolutionary feminism Down Under
The Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) in Australia is 30 years old! Our first event, “A new era for socialist feminism in Australia,” took place at the Plumbers Union on 24… Read more »
The imperialist retaking of Africa
Through most of the 16th to 20th centuries, traders and colonialists from Europe sold and enslaved Africa’s peoples, carved up their territories, and pillaged resources from their continent. Jump forward… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial — Spreading Middle East conflicts: US to blame
Not one day passes without new torment in the Middle East. Israel brazenly bombs Syria, assassinates Iranian nuclear scientists, and invites the U.S. to nuke Iran. Civil war continues to… Read more »