Los Angeles Panel on Connecting African American, Latino and Middle Eastern Struggles, Sept. 29
You are invited to a panel discussion on : Connecting the African American, Latino and Middle Eastern Struggles Against Racism, Sexism and Capitalist Authoritarianism What are the barriers to solidarity between African Americans and Latinos in the struggle against...
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Indefensible: Idlib and the left
Many on the ‘left’ claim that out of a population of three million individuals there are ‘no good guys left’ to support. Or believe the presence of a few thousand extremists is justification enough for razing Idlib to the ground and collectively punishing its...
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THE LOOMING MASSACRE IN IDLIB
The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is threatening to carry out a massive assault on the province of Idlib, including a potential chemical weapons attack, in a bid to crush one of the last strongholds of opposition. Such an assault would have a potentially...
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Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism: What is Internationalist Socialist Solidarity?
Below we publish the talks and videolinks from a Los Angeles Left Coast Forum panel on "Imperialism, anti-imperialism: What is internationalist socialist solidarity?". This panel took place on August 25, 2018. 1. Javier Sethness is the author of Imperiled Life:...
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Review of Rohini Hensman’s Indefensible: A Challenge to Pseudo-Anti-Imperialism
Are you are incensed by the lies of so-called anti-imperialist leftists who defend Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad? Do you want to engage in international solidarity with struggles for democracy, social justice and revolutionary transformation in countries that...
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Syrian Socialist Feminist Speaks at Los Angeles Left Coast Conference
There appears to be an orientalist disposition by Western society towards progressive movements in the Middle East. . . There is the assumption that aims for democracy in the Middle East by Middle Easterners, and even more so by Middle Eastern women are overly...
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More than seven years after the beginning of the Syrian popular uprising, which was gradually transformed into a deadly war with an international character, the situation in the country is catastrophic at all levels. The popular classes are the most affected with...
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John McCain: “Maverick” or Opportunist?
US Senator John McCain (R, Arizona) died on Saturday. He was a militarist, a war criminal, a facilitator of racism, an opponent of the US working class, and more. Known as a “maverick”, in reality he was a chameleon/opportunist. On some issues he jumped from one side...
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Los Angeles Left Coast Panel on Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism: What Is Internationalist Socialist Solidarity?
You are invited to attend this panel which will be part of the Los Angeles Left Coast Forum, Aug.24-26, 2018 Speakers: Javier Sethness, Frieda Afary, John Reimann, Alexander Reid Ross, Sina Zekavat Saturday August 25, 2018 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Los Angeles Trade...
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Secularists, Secularism and the Syrian uprising (Part 2/2)
Syrian secularists are under attack online and on the ground. Joseph Daher takes a critical look at recent efforts to discredit the contribution of Syrian secularists to the 2011 revolution and offers historic perspective on the meaning of secularism and how the...
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