There is a terrible permanence of repression in Mexico. On Oct. 2, 1968, federal police opened fire on student demonstrators in the Tlatelolco district of Mexico City. They killed an… Read more »
indigenous struggles
Rebelión y represión desde Ferguson hasta Ayotzinapa
“Cuando la injusticia se convierte en la ley, la resistencia se convierte en un deber!” dice un letrero de un piquete arrojado hacia el cielo en una de las miles… Read more »
México: el mayor crimen político en décadas
Este texto está basado en el supuesto de que la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) ha dado información verídica en relación con un hecho: los normalistas de Ayotzinapa fueron… Read more »
Rebellion and repression from Ferguson to Ayotzinapa
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty!” shouts a picket sign thrust into the sky at one of thousands of protests against the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson,… Read more »
Murder of 43 students in Mexico: the greatest political crime in decades
This article accepts the Mexican government’s statement that the students studying to be teachers in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, were murdered. Regarding other aspects of this crime the government is lying or… Read more »
Native Lives Matter campaign takes off in South Dakota
Native Americans are more likely to be killed by police than any other racial group, reports the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. But this fact is virtually unknown because… Read more »
From graffiti girl to organizer: my revolutionary education
I am from drive-bys, sirens, and the cries of a desperate mother asking for help. From the city of lost souls, the city of angels. I am from beans, rice,… Read more »
West Papua gains allies in its quest for self-determination, after decades of Indonesian oppression
New Guinea — the second biggest island in the world, lies to Australia’s north. Predatory colonialism by the Netherlands, Germany, England, Australia and Indonesia has devastated the way of life… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial — Charlie Hebdo: we got it wrong
In the previous issue of the Freedom Socialist, we carried a story called “The Charlie Hebdo furor: when free speech collides with defense of the persecuted” (Vol. 36, No. 2)…. Read more »
Shell-ing out the planet — Tribes and environmentalists defy arrogant oil giant
In the summer of 2014, Shell began quiet negotiations with the Port of Seattle to establish a winter home for its fleet of oil platforms and ships. Shell’s aim is… Read more »