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Colombia: Mass Uprising Erupts in Response to Government’s Economic Crisis Measures

Photo credit: El Comunero Prensa By Jakob Stein Combative protests across Colombia have captured the attention of the world as the masses have risen furiously against the attempts of Old State to increase taxes in order to push onto the people the burden of the deepening crisis of bureaucratic capitalism, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The protests began on April 28 in response to … Continue reading Colombia: Mass Uprising Erupts in Response to Government’s Economic Crisis Measures

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Minnesota: Police Murder of Daunte Wright Sparks Days of Combative Protest

By Serran Soledad On Sunday, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the department and president of the local police union. Wright was murdered during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb, sparking five consecutive nights of combative protests outside the police headquarters as well as solidarity protests across the country. Just … Continue reading Minnesota: Police Murder of Daunte Wright Sparks Days of Combative Protest

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A Nova Democracia: Crisis of False Democracy Around the World Reveals Urgency of Proletarian Revolution

By Marcelo Fernandes In a recent study published by the University of Cambridge on the people’s dissatisfaction with bourgeois democracy, a significant increase in popular rejection was revealed since the beginning of world polls in 1995. The number of those dissatisfied with bourgeois democracy has risen from 47.9% 57.5% across the globe. The study draws attention mainly to the imperialist powers of the first-world, especially … Continue reading A Nova Democracia: Crisis of False Democracy Around the World Reveals Urgency of Proletarian Revolution

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Colombia: Combative Protests Continue to Rock Old State

By Felipe Vera On September 21, thousands of students and youth continued combative demonstrations in the streets of Colombia. Despite the ruling class’s attempts at repressing the growing popular protest movement, with tanks on the one hand and talks of police reform on the other, the youth have not relented in their explosive resistance. Following the combative actions from September 9 through 11 in response … Continue reading Colombia: Combative Protests Continue to Rock Old State

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Colombia: Thousands Rebel After Police Murder Lawyer, Students Organize Combative Demonstrations

By Nélida Tello For over a week, thousands have rebelled against the reactionary police in various cities across Colombia after 46 year-old Javier Ordoñez, lawyer and father of two, was killed by police officers in the early hours of September 9 in Bogota. The arrest of Ordoñez was captured on camera and quickly gained national attention. During the arrest, Ordoñez was repeatedly tased and could … Continue reading Colombia: Thousands Rebel After Police Murder Lawyer, Students Organize Combative Demonstrations

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Repression and Resistance: Week in Protest September 11-17

“Repression and Resistance” is a column from Tribune of the People that highlights rebellions and repression happening in protests across the US each week. If you want us to cover a protest happening in your city, please send us a pitch. National This week a memo from the Justice Department was leaked that exposed instructions to federal prosecutors to go as far as sedition charges … Continue reading Repression and Resistance: Week in Protest September 11-17

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Rochester: The People Rebel In Response to Released Video of Police Murder

By Peter Cherry Rochester’s Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, along with his entire command staff, resigned on Tuesday in the wake of six straight nights of demonstrations following the release of video depicting the police murder of Daniel Prude, which happened earlier this year. On Friday night, 2,000 protesters took to the streets in a combative demonstration, burning several trash cans and bus stops before the … Continue reading Rochester: The People Rebel In Response to Released Video of Police Murder

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Kenosha: Jacob Blake Police Shooting Sparks Uprising, Teen Reactionary Kills Two Protesters

By David Martinez In Kenosha, Wisconsin, the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black father of six, ignited three consecutive nights of combative protests in the mid-size Midwestern city. After the community rose up to burn down government buildings and expropriate businesses, far-right armed vigilantes have come in to threaten protesters, and on Tuesday, one of the armed individuals, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, shot two … Continue reading Kenosha: Jacob Blake Police Shooting Sparks Uprising, Teen Reactionary Kills Two Protesters

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Belarus: NATO Imperialists Seek to Co-opt Mass Protests Against Lukashenko Government

By Jakob Stein Over the past week, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Belarus in response to the disputed 2020 election in which incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory. In the wake of the mass protests, US imperialism, along with biggest imperialists in the European Union, namely Germany and France, have sought to co-opt the largely leaderless protest movement … Continue reading Belarus: NATO Imperialists Seek to Co-opt Mass Protests Against Lukashenko Government

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Repression and Resistance: Week in Protest August 14-20

“Repression and Resistance” is a column from Tribune of the People that highlights rebellions and repression happening in protests across the US each week. If you want us to cover a protest happening in your city, please send us a pitch. Stone Mountain, GA Last weekend at Stone Mountain State Park outside of Atlanta, where demonstrations have raged for months against the largest monument to … Continue reading Repression and Resistance: Week in Protest August 14-20

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