By Duncan Riley 6/8/2020 Edited on 6/16/2020 to correct an error in the first paragraph. The date of the city council's declaration was given as the 7th of May, when it in fact occurred on the 7th of June. Ever since the uprising sparked by the murder of George Floyd on the 25th of … Continue reading Abolish the Police and the World that Created Them
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The 26th of May
Or the 8th of Prairial By Duncan Riley 5/27/2020 Like a gathering tide the crowd flowed down the asphalt, Its edges lapping against the banks of that concrete jungle, Until suddenly it crashed up against that black rock, spurting flame, A great chain of humanity, like a line of sulfur, awaiting a spark, Until … Continue reading The 26th of May
It’s Not About Four Years, It’s About Five Centuries
Amazon workers on strike in Shakopee this past summer, Photo by Kerem Yucel. By Duncan Riley 12/22/2019 In response to the Trump administration’s most recent reactionary measure targeting immigrants, an executive order giving counties and states the right to block refugee resettlement, Governor Walz asserted in his recent letter to Secretary of State Pompeo … Continue reading It’s Not About Four Years, It’s About Five Centuries
Notes on the Immigrants’ Rights Movement and the Social Revolution
El grito de Hidalgo, mural by Juan O'Gorman By Duncan Riley 1/15/2019 Traditional socialist analyses, particularly in Europe and North America, categorize immigrants as just another kind of worker. Of course, it is widely accepted on the left that immigrants suffer a greater degree of marginalization and discrimination, and face distinct problems, such as … Continue reading Notes on the Immigrants’ Rights Movement and the Social Revolution
