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IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ALERT, May 12, 2006
The legislative and political struggle for immigrant rights is unfolding very rapidly and will be with us for some time. The mega-marches, April 10 and May 1 rallies and activities have changed the political landscape. In some areas our Party is deeply involved, in other areas we are still in the process of becoming engaged. In these circumstances our tactics are constantly being developed as the struggle unfolds. In order...
A Marxist IQ for Labor Day (answers)
1. The labor movement considers Peter McGuire, a late 19th-century trade unionist, to be the most important leader of the movement to establish Labor Day as a national holiday, McGuire was which of the following? a. An early leader of the first socialist party in U.S. history (the Social Democratic party in 1878 which preceded the Socialist labor party). b. A leader of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters...
Marxist IQ: a Labor Day tribute
As we transition from a hot labor summer to labor's continued fightback this fall, what lessons can we draw from U.S. labor history?
NYC supports NAARPR national day of action
Protesters at Union Square demand an end to police violence.
Honoring buddies, not war, on Memorial Day
Today, I will again lift a pint of ale in memory of my three friends and their comrades who died in Vietnam.
Marxist IQ: May Days past and Marxism today (answers)
1. The first May Day demonstrations by labor and socialist organizations were scheduled for May 1,1890 to c. call for demonstrations throughout the world demanding legislation for an eight-hour day and workers’ rights. 2. The inspiration for the first May Day demonstrations came from c. the May 1, 1886 U.S. demonstrations by workers which resulted in the Haymarket Massacre. 3. Karl Marx, looking at the...
May 3: International workers solidarity: Covid-19 and beyond
This year May Day, International Workers Day, comes in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Come together in solidarity and unity for a special one-hour May Day 2020 Rally hosted by CT People's World Committee. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uEEDPXkeS4ybRusFhWFR9g Rally Program: Special Guest: Steve Noffke, UAW Local 600, Dearborn, Michigan Panel of Connecticut workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 and for workers rights Special slide show...
Marxist IQ: May Days past and Marxism today
Brush up on your May Day history and test your Marxist analysis of the context in which we celebrate it today.
Online Marxist School: May 20 to June 10
Open to all members, friends, and contacts. Online National Marxist School Part I: May 20–June 10, 2023 Working-Class USA; Forward Together: We Can Change the World! May 20  Saturday 11:00–12:30 PM Eastern: The Fundamentals of Working-Class Strategy and Tactics 12:30–1:00 PM LUNCH 1:00–2:30 PM Eastern: Immigration and Immigrant Rights 23 Tuesday 7:30–9:00 PM Eastern: Marxist Economics Part I 25 Thursday 7:30–9:00 PM Eastern: Marxist Economics Part II Memorial Day Weekend:...