Building workers' power in Roanoke, VA
(art by: Melanie Cervantes, DignidadRebelde.com) On January 3rd, Qasem Soleimani was assassinated via a United States drone strike. Soleimani had been a Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and one of the most influential figures in Western Asia. His assassination at the hands of the United States is an act of war. Immediately... Continue Reading →
In 1912, Marxist philosopher and activist Rosa Luxemburg reminded us that, “in any society, the degree of female emancipation (freedom) is the natural measure of emancipation in general.” Since March 8th is International Women’s Day, and 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment (essentially guaranteeing a women’s right to vote),... Continue Reading →
In September of 2019, The Nielson report claimed that African Americans had a spending power of over 1 trillion dollars. With that much money to spend, loud has been the cry to strengthen black communities through ownership, entrepreneurship, and making conscious efforts to shop black. The idea is to liberate Black Americans by generating and... Continue Reading →
A Joint Statement from the Virginia Left on Recent Gun Control Measures “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.” - Karl Marx We, the undersigned, representing several groups of the anti-capitalist movement in Virginia, wish to make clear that we... Continue Reading →