The Young Communist Organizing Collective issued the following statement. On Friday, November 19th, 2021, Judge Bruce Schroeder acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges, including the murders of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. Young Communists condemn the extrajudicial killings of the two activists protesting police violence and institutional racism. The legality of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder of two protesters is irrelevant. Young […]
Anti-socialist protests flop in Havana; pro-Cuba solidarity on display in NYC
BY K. GANDAKIN NEW YORK—For months, opponents of Cuba’s socialist government have been calling for protests on Nov. 15th. Archipelago, the largely internet-confined Cuban activist-led “initiative” organizing what they called a “Civic March for Change” or “N15” protests, promised to flood the streets of Cuba demanding political liberty—and regime change. These calls quickly found amplifiers in the United States. The Cuban-American […]
It’s a #Strikesgiving parade in New York City!
BY MAICOL DAVID LYNCH AND CAMERON ORR NEW YORK—From the recent Amazon organizing efforts on Staten Island to the successful contract that NYC Taxi Drivers won after a two-week-long hunger strike, it’s clear that New York is becoming a primary battleground for what the AFL-CIO has called #Strikesgiving and perhaps even a “Strikesmas” after a productive Striketober. From Chipotle workers to Columbia graduate student workers, the ground […]