Millions of Americans are deeply saddened and increasingly angry about the murder of Renèe Nicole Good, a mother of three by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Tens of thousands joined “ICE Out For Good” protests in a thousand towns and cities on January 10 and 11. In New York protestors signs read, “Abolish ICE Now!”, “Masks Off! No Secret Police.”, “Trump Must Go Now”. Passing in front of Trump Tower protestors shouted, “Fuck Trump!”
Valeo Poland - a first success
10 January, byValeo workers in Poland have secured pay rises and commitments on working conditions. This initial success demonstrates the effectiveness of collective action and international solidarity.
Trumpist recolonization and the coming resistance in Venezuela
9 January, by“Up to 2 January, the main task of revolutionaries was to recover the minimum democratic freedoms that would allow the working class to express its opinion and organize itself to confront the imperialist offensive and the authoritarian drift of the Maduro government. Since 3 January, and after the White House’s announcements of turning Venezuela into a gringo colony, the priority has become the defence of national independence with the broadest regime of political freedoms for patriotic forces. The facts will tell if the situation evolves towards a stage of national liberation.”
From Flood Fund Plunder to Environmental Plunder – On the Moral, Political, and Ecological Crises Shaping the Philippines
8 January, bySome notes on the Philippine Corruption Scandals and Anti-Corruption movements
The ethnic cleansing of Gaza by NGOs and Somaliland
7 January, byFrom 1 March, 37 NGOs will be banned from operating in the Gaza Strip, even though they are essential resources for the population. This decision is part of a broader plan to privatise and militarise humanitarian aid. It has two objectives: to control the narrative and to carry out ethnic cleansing, which is explicitly the aim of the plan to expel Gazans to Somaliland.
Feminist struggles against the far right and repression
6 January, byThe date of November 25 has become an important moment of dignity, collective anger and demands against violence in recent years — a meeting place in the construction of the feminist movement. This year, we also had to face new contradictions and difficulties.
The reality of the front belies the Kremlin’s little music
5 January, by“The Ukrainian resistance is truly admirable, despite the Western brakes. It is more than just resistance. In Kupiansk, the counter-offensive drove the Russians out of the town that Putin himself claimed to have definitively won.”
Trump Abducts Maduro in Violent Attack, Says U.S. Will Run Venezuela and its Oil
4 January, by“Trump, who calls himself “the president of peace” and promised he would end “forever wars,” seems rather to be following in a long tradition of U.S. coups, armed interventions, and wars in Latin America. ”
Stop the imperialist aggression against Venezuela!
3 January, by“We demand an end to the military aggression and respect for the territorial and political sovereignty of Venezuela and Latin America!”
Iran on fire: rebellion returns to the streets
2 January, by“Don’t be afraid, we are all together”—the chant rings out inside Tehran’s grand bazaar. A young woman, bravely unveiled, leads a march of hundreds through one of the oldest markets in the world.
