“The rebellions of the Sixties were not the same as we witnessed last summer,” said Elizabeth Hinton, author of “America On Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion.” In a dialogue with fellow author and activist Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor, Hinton characterized the frequent Black urban revolts of the late Sixties and early Seventies as responses “to the policing of everyday” Black community life. Most Black protest today begins peacefully, but the police have become more violent, said Hinton.
The late Stuart Hall cautions us to be wary of turning to historical precedent without understanding the specific conjunctures of power that characterize the rise of the right.
Rwandan colonization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) proceeds apace.
On Sunday, January 19th, 2025, the Haiti/Americas Team of the Black Alliance for Peace hosted its first webinar of the year, “Combatting Imperialism, Defending Sovereignty: Zone of Peace in Haiti and…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decade as the leader of the Liberal Party has come to an abrupt and embarrassing halt. His term as PM is marked with unabashed servitude to U.S. interests,…
"People’s China at 75: The Flag Stays Red" analyzes the People's Republic of China and its ongoing socialist project.
