Popular Resistance to the Yankee Invasion of the Port of Veracruz
April 21st marks the 112th anniversary of the popular defense of the Port of Veracruz against US occupation.
History
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The Emergence of the Urban Masses: Stifling Revolution in Latin America
Throughout the Cold War and beyond, US imperialism used development plans, charitable foundations, NGOs and the funding of public and private universities to produce a pseudo-progressive, anti-communist reformist sociology capable of halting and diverting Latin America’s revolutionary impulse.
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CINCO DE MAYO AND THE BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE
For Black America, Cinco de Mayo needs to be seen as a day to celebrate a war of resistance against a colonial power that was, de facto, allied with the Confederacy and a day to celebrate an abolitionist state which welcomed many of our ancestors and “blood.”
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PECANS & PROTEST
Filmmaker Anne Lewis speaks about her film “A Strike and an Uprising! (in Texas)” on a historic Texas strike and its leader Emma Tenayuca.
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MEXICO’S ANTI-FASCIST SOLIDARITY WITH THE USSR
Remembering Mexico’s acts of solidarity with the USSR is a legitimate way to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over fascism, but reflecting deeply on that historical experience is a better way to honor it.
