Author Archives: aidarends

Going Back to the Classroom in a Time of Repression – positions politics

As campuses reopen, academics reflect on teaching under repression, surveillance, and the ongoing U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza, calling for courage, solidarity, and genuine education. — Read on positionspolitics.org/going-back-to-the-classroom-in-a-time-of-repression/

Mike Davis, The Political Economy of Late-Imperial America, NLR I/143, January–February 1984

Conventional definitions of American post-war ‘hegemony’ have focused on the sheer preponderance of economic and military power concerted through an atomic-military monopoly, monetary sovereignty, overseas investment, and historic differentials of productivity and mass consumption. Accordingly, from a baseline in the late 1940s when the conjunction of all these . . . — Read on newleftreview.org/issues/i143/articles/mike-davis-the-political-economy-of-late-imperial-america

Caribbean – Threats to Peace

The Cuban Government strongly rejects the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, it ignores the commitment of the 33 Member States of the CommunityContinue reading “Caribbean – Threats to Peace”

US trying to set fire to the Caribbean

Recent weeks have seen a dramatic increase in the United States military presence in the southern Caribbean. On 18 August,  news agencies reported that the US military build-up in the area involved 3 destroyers, more than 4,000 marines, a submarine, a reconnaissance aircraft,  a guided missile cruiser and amphibious landing troops, with further vessels reported to beContinue reading “US trying to set fire to the Caribbean”

People Like Us: Obituary for Bruce Reid | Long-Haul Mag

I was first advised to listen to Life in Abdication, and Tucker’s solo work in general, by Bruce Reid, my co-worker on the night shift at Quality Food Centers (QFC), a Kroger-owned grocery chain in the Pacific Northwest. Bruce was a devoted fan of the Velvet Underground, the type who had all the live bootlegsContinue reading “People Like Us: Obituary for Bruce Reid | Long-Haul Mag”

A Call from the Workers of Gaza to Labor Unions Around the World: A Cry in the Face of Starvation and Genocide | Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement

We bring to you the statement of the workers of Gaza, issued by the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions, addressed to the workers and unions of the world—this final appeal they have named “A Cry Before Death.” It reaches us from the midst of hunger and siege, from beneath the rubble of factories andContinue reading “A Call from the Workers of Gaza to Labor Unions Around the World: A Cry in the Face of Starvation and Genocide | Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement”

Feelings Don’t Care About Your Facts: The Material and the Moral Compass | by Community Liberation Programs | Jun, 2025 | Medium

Although it is understandable for morality to be a factor in our drive to organize, we must be sure to underpin our ideology and methodology with material analysis in order to avoid errors and maintain clarity. — Read on medium.com/@communityliberationprograms/feelings-dont-care-about-your-facts-the-material-and-the-moral-compass-51414817ba87