“Capitalism created, and continues to reinforce, Ableism as a socially constructed system of oppression that even more deeply links a person’s worth to their economic value. o make a better world… Read more »
People’s History: Angela Davis
On this day in 1944 civil rights activist feminist, author, abolitionist & revolutionary democratic #socialist, Angela Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She co-founder prison abolition group Critical Resistance and is a professor emerita at UC Santa Cruz More here: http://bit.ly/apoAD
People’s History: Light in the Darkness
On this day in 2017, Trump signed his fascist Executive Order No 13769, barring citizens of many Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. In an act of mass #resistance, thousands… Read more »
Peoples History: The Kitchenware Revolution
On this day in 2009, thousands of people in Iceland responded to the global financial crisis. Armed with pots, pans, snowballs, & fermented milk (skyr) they braved the batons, tear… Read more »
Towards Abolition: Building a Future of Freedom
“As the movement against capitalism grows, we will confront state repression in new ways. Prisons, the police, and semi-private security contractors are all repressive. They are clear existential threats to… Read more »
People’s History: General Strike, Syria ‘36
On this day in 1936, after heavy political repression, Syrian students & workers launched a general strike against French occupation. It would spread across the country, lasting weeks & forcing the colonial rulers to… Read more »
The Battle of Hayes Pond
Today marks the anniversary of the 1958 Battle of Hayes Pond near #Maxton, North Carolina. After being targeted by the Ku Klux Klan, hundreds of armed members of the Lumbee Tribe of… Read more »
People’s History: The Enduring Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
“Capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses” – MLK Today, we celebrate the birth of civil rights leader, organized labor activist, democratic socialist, minister, and anti-imperialist Martin Luther King… Read more »
The Great Bombay Textile Strike
On 18 January 1982 more than a quarter of a million workers from over 50 different textile mills went on strike in Mumbai, #India to demand decent wages and benefits.… Read more »
People’s History: Wagner Act is Passed
On this day in 1962, after a protracted campaign, workers employed by U.S. Government, who had been excluded from the Wagner Act, won the right to organize and collectively bargain. More… Read more »