50,000 Lineup for Housing Aid in Detroit: Where is the Left?

-Will I only have two questions when reading the World Socialist Website article: What does this say about the objective situation for the radical/ revolutionary left? Where is the radical/ revolutionary left? TheWSWS websites writes: “In a scene reminiscent of the crowds of jobless workers who lined up for free soup during the Great Depression,

Abahlali baseMjondolo attacked by ANC militia

Members of Abahlali baseMjondolo have been murdered by militia commanded by local ANC party bosses. Abahlali is the shack-dwellers movement in South Africa, struggling for housing, land and basic services. They have faced increased police repression and it seems clear these attacks, which targeted well-known leaders of Abahlali, were tolerated by the police. Follow Abahlali’s

Analyses of Blomkamp’s District 9 & Abrams’ Star Trek

-BaoYunCheng I wrote these analyses immediately following the releases of these two summer blockbuster sci-fi films. My Analysis of Peter Jackson/Neill Blomkamp’s District 9: District 9 is one of the more entertaining films of our generation. Despite its elaborate critique on systematic racism, though, the movie itself prescribes liberal racism and elitism to overcome the

Not a Recession, but a Depression for Black workers

Despite some important examples of struggles in this country in response to the effects of the economic crisis, it is the capitalist who have carried out a consistent offensive. The devastation from unemployment is the worst since the 1930s, and the real percentage of which is above 16%, with over 20% in some areas. But