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Taking French Lessons: The Power of the ‘Yellow Vests’

Sonali Kolhatkar December 17, 2018 Sonali Kolhatkar

The people of France are currently engaged in a major political battle with their government. But those of us on the outside watching the “Yellow Vests” bring their nation to a standstill are also learning a valuable lesson: how to make politicians bend to your will through relentless activism. Within just a few weeks of widespread and continuous protests, French President Emmanuel Macron has given in to several demands, postponing a planned fuel tax hike and offering both tax cuts and a minimum-wage increase. read more

Mass Nationwide Protests Bring Togo to the Brink of Ending 50 Years of Dictatorship

Regina Asinde December 17, 2018 Regina Asinde

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of cities across the West African country of Togo as part of a recently revived wave of nationwide protests demanding political reforms. “We hope to encourage more peaceful public protests and civic disobedience and be able to maintain the pressure until the regime falls,” said Togolese Civil League executive director Farida Nabourema.

Revolutionary Solidarity in Africa: The Story of Cuba’s First International Military Doctors

Don Fitz December 12, 2018 Don Fitz

A historical look at Cuba's participation in liberation struggles throughout Africa in the 1960s, and the revolutionary solidarity, perspectives, and challenges of Cuban doctors in the region.

To the Children Seeking Asylum in the U.S.: This Is My Wish for You

Claudia Castro Luna December 12, 2018 Claudia Castro Luna

"That the U.S. recognize its moral responsibility toward the children of Central America for all the killing, for all the violence from the economic and political manipulations it has nurtured in your countries for well over a century." - Claudia Castro Luna, Washington State Poet Laureate

France: “The Gilets Jaunes have blown up the old political categories”

Jerome Roos December 12, 2018 Jerome Roos

France’s neoliberal order trembles as the yellow vest revolt shatters established political conventions. The new terrain presents both dangers and opportunities.

Rojava: Internationalists in the Revolution

Internationalist Commune of Rojava December 11, 2018 Internationalist Commune of Rojava

Source: Roar Magazine

Despite being under attack from the Turkish state and its allied militias operating under the banner of the Free Syrian Army on the one hand, and the Islamic State (ISIS) on the other, behind the front lines of the Syrian civil war the revolution in Rojava continues to develop in exciting ways. Inspired and shaped by the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan and the struggle of the Kurdish freedom movement, Rojava is a revolutionary project with the aim of challenging capitalist modernity through women’s liberation, ecology and radical democracy. read more