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Bolsonaro sacks military command to consolidate authoritarian rule in Brazil In an action without precedent in the history of Brazil, the country’s fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro has fired his defense minister along with the uniformed commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force. His unconcealed aim is to secure a total grip over the state in preparation for dictatorial measures against the working class under conditions of a catastrophic worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic and a deepening s...

A Secret Museum of the Workers Movement A group exhibition with artists from Belarus. with With a special contribution by Valentin Duduk Since August 2020 people in Belarus have revolted against unfair elections, state and police violence. Besides many other forms of protest, strikes at major industries and cultural institutions were one of the most powerful tools of civic unrest. The exhibition “A Secret Museum of the Workers Movement” derives from the f...

São Paulo’s municipal teachers strike grows despite union sabotage On Wednesday, the strike by the nearly 60,000 municipal teachers in São Paulo ended its first week. The return of students to the classrooms, scheduled for Monday, was answered by educators with the expansion of the strike, bypassing the unions’ efforts to sabotage their struggle. A survey by rank-and-file teachers on WhatsApp groups indicates that the strike has spread to hundreds of schools in the city, preventing many o...

Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh Since earning my doctorate degree in economics at the age of 27, and I am now 79 years of age, I have written in the public space on numerous local and global issues and problems, as well as provided solutions to societal problems, based on historical experience. A year ago, the Liberian Economy Group (LEG), chaired by me and composed of some highly qualified Liberian professionals, presented Its Report on the Liberian Economy, free of charge, to all government and n...

Brazilian Morenoites join Bolsonaro in promoting hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 Alongside the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world, A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is spreading uncontrollably throughout Brazil. This week, 18 of Brazil’s 26 states and the Federal District reported an increase in the moving average of deaths and in six of them, ICUs are on the brink of collapse. Brazil has more than 7 million coronavirus cases and some 188,000 deat...

Started the farm workers movement with cesar chavez. she talked about the film being powerful right now. with trayvon martin and this new oscar grant film, big out to forest whitaker for producing that, we have a national consciousness thats moving to a place of urgency and we need to do something about this. its been here, its been with us. the grassroots movement thats rising right now has the capacity to link with policy and to create the kind of structural change that we need to have happen ...

Country and be thrown in jail. and half a dozen times. pulled out of cabs. in brooklyn, if youre in brooklyn, i cant wear my resume on my forehead. police dont give a damn. we need to look at how do we change this culture of aggressive policing of black and brown communities and move toward public health as a strategy, safer communities, healthier communities, rather than being tough on crime and locking folks away. the prison system as it exists right now is not doing anything effective at all....