The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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They Will Not Pass: Behind the Barricades of Greek Anti-Fascism Part 1
Rochester Red & Black and The New Significance host an event of Greek Anti-Fascist Action! Taped March 7, 2013 at University of Rochester As has been well documented in the media, the nation of Greece is in the throes of an economic meltdown. Austerity measures aimed at paying off an astronomical debt load have plunged…
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Democratic Centralism in Practice and Idea: A critical evaluation
-S. Nappalos The terrain is changing beneath our feet. Since the collapse of the majority of the “official Communist” regimes, the world has witnessed both events and ideas that have undermined the former dominant thinking within the left. The Zapatistas, Argentina in 2001, South Korean workers movements, Oaxaca in 2006, the struggles around anti-globalization, and…
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Solidarity with the striking workers of Sisters’ Camelot
Wild Rose Collective of eastern Iowa joins others in declaring our solidarity with the striking canvass workers of Sisters’ Camelot in Minneapolis. As many of us have been workers in non-profit organizations, we know well that wage labor under some other name than profit enterprise is wage labor nonetheless. Further, the socially positive mission and…
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Take Back the Land: Leonard Spears Confronting Wells Fargo
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmW5WvmBEXo] Eviction defense is not just marked by an alliance on the eviction blockace, but instead a complete strategy of escalation. We begin with the identification of demands, a choice on how we want to approach things. With Leonard Spears, a person who was trying to resist an unjust foreclosure with the help…
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From Theory to Practice, Taking a Critical Look at Leninism
A Review of A Look At Leninism by Ron Taber. 104 pp. New York , New York : Aspect Foundation, 1988. Download a pamphlet PDF version of this article. By Adam Weaver Where can those looking for a critical understanding of Lenin turn? How can we better understand how the Russian Revolution begin as the…
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MAS 2013 International Women’s Day Statement
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. The history of International Women’s Day dates back to the struggles of working women in the United States and Russia in the early 20th century. Although many advances have been made since this time in fighting against gender oppression, patriarchy not only still exists but fundamentally influences every…
