How the government is using the pandemic to collapse the public healthcare system, fire workers, rescue big business, and repress growing protest.
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Letters to the editor, April 2020
An update on Mumia Abu-Jamal, and readers weigh in on: popularity of Freedom Socialist, electoral remedies, a post-Brexit message, and military production and the climate.
Julian Assange, the free press, and whistleblowers
The U.S.’ zealous pursuit of Assange is really an attempt to bully, intimidate and threaten” those who expose and protest governments’ war crimes and corruption.
Puerto Rico: Feminists and union teachers key to uprising
This historic moment could go beyond kicking out corrupt politicians.
Anti-union ICE raids
The war on immigrants is a war on all workers.
Partners in crime: Saudi Arabia and USA
The U.S. is deeply implicated in Saudi crimes like the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — or, at best, silent about them.
Red Fawn sentenced
Native American water protector from Standing Rock struggle was forced to take a “non-cooperating plea agreement” and 57-month jail sentence. She couldn’t get a fair trial for the “attempted murder” charge with a lifetime penalty.
Turn Up the Heat: Demand the Right to Demonstrate Free from Police Violence
“Police fear protest riots,” “Fear of violent protests,” Violence fears close stores,” “Help at hand for protest violence” and “Forum chief lashes wild protesters” were among the sensationalist newspaper headlines in the three months before the mass blockade of the Melbourne meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from September 11 to 13 (S11). The… Read more »
Drew Ridama: “I’m determined to expose the truth”
Drew Ridama is a queer liberationist and progressive educator who recently returned to Melbourne after living in London. After a number of years of focusing on his work as a teacher, Drew saw the impact of globalisation. Recognising the huge potential of the S11 protests against the WEF spurred Drew to become involved. Drew was… Read more »
Maria Mardones: “I don’t want to let go of the rage”
“When I heard about the Seattle protest against the WTO, I knew it was significant. As the protests began moving from country to country, it became clear that coordination of the Left on a global level was starting to occur. So, I was excited to hear on 3CR about planned protests against the World Economic… Read more »
