The Fight Against Police Brutality in Phoenix
Phoenix, the fifth-largest city in the country, has witnessed significantly more police brutality than comparably sized American cities.
The Stockley Verdict in St. Louis: Capitalism’s Racism in Action
Only through a struggle against racism can we build the united working class movement necessary to destroy capitalism and oppression.
Fascism in America? Fight Racism with Socialism!
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States of America, cries of “fascism!” again fill the air.
Baltimore, Bernie Sanders, and the Brewing Revolution
Editorial for Socialist Appeal No. 88
With the heinous murder of Freddie Gray, the #BlackLivesMatter movement came roaring back to life. Tens of thousands of people again flooded streets across the country to protest against racism and police brutality. These once-routine and largely unrecognized murders are now churning up powerful forces long dormant in the womb of society. The movement expresses the deep-seated discontent of several generations of Americans who have been sold out and betrayed by a system they were led to believe should work for everyone, but which in reality only works for a tiny minority. As increasing numbers of Americans draw the conclusion that it’s not just a few rotten apples in this or that police department, but a system diseased and rotten to its core, the tragic death of yet another young black man at the hands of the state was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Baltimore Boils Over—How Can We End Police Brutality?
The death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland is just the latest in a string of police killings of black men to hit national headlines. But it seems that it may mark the end of a national ebb in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. As things heat up in the coming months, an important question must be asked: what is the way forward for the movement?
To End Racism and Police Brutality, End Capitalism!
The extrajudicial killings of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice have set off an emotional firestorm of protests and outrage on a scale not seen in the US in many years.