Building workers' power in Roanoke, VA
We are continuously told in schools, by the media, and authority figures that police & prisons are here for public safety, but a look at their origins, function and current examples of such shows that is simply not true. Prisons were created in the 1700s as an alternative to corporal punishment. Police were created in... Continue Reading →
(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 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 →
The Marxist Center is a new national network of multi-tendency (communist, socialist, anarchist) and *up until now* independent organizations across the so-called U.S. dedicated to building revolutionary politics. Its formation recently became official at the 2nd annual Marxist Center conference, graciously hosted by the Colorado Springs Socialists, where delegates from these 20+ independent orgs (including... Continue Reading →