When queried by reporters concerning his views on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Malcolm X famously – and quite charitably, all things considered – replied that it was merely a case of “chickens coming home to roost.” On the morning of September 11, 2001, a …
available from leftwingbooks.net “Some People Push Back”: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens By Ward Churchill When queried by reporters concerning his views on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Malcolm X famously – and quite charitably, all things considered – replied that it was merely a …
Afghanistan 1979-1992: America’s Jihad by William Blum this text originally appeared as chapter 53 in William Blum’s excellent book Killing Hope: U.S. Military And CIA Intervention Since World War II (Black Rose Books [Montreal. London, New York; 1998]). This text appears here with the permission of the author. It is …
“Why do you think we call it struggle?” by Faith Attaguile contributing editor, Dark Night field notes darknight@igc.apc.org with special thanks and gratitude to Lance Kramer and Michele Cheung whose voices ring throughout this document February 1998 The Problem Its coming from the sorrow on the street; the holy places …
Readers: The radical journalist Nym Wales once wrote that Yenan in China was the happiest place she had ever been. No wonder! Yenan was the legendary guerrilla capitol of the Red Army in the 1930s. A remote combination of red university, party headquarters and guerrilla training camp, Yenan was peopled …
Foreword This essay was originally written for the Three-Way Fight anti-fascist blog (threewayfight.blogspot.com) in the late fall of 2005. I’m not sure if it ever appeared there or not, though it was serialed in three parts in the first three 2006 issues of Turning the Tide (available from antiracistaction_la@yahoo.com). The essay was a response to …
“The great appear great because we are on our knees. Let us rise” (James Connolly) Contents Introduction PART ONE 1. A brief bit of history 2. The birth of republicanism 3. Into the 20th century 4. The Carnival begins: Loyal to the last! 5. 1969: the dam breaks 6. Where …
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No White Gloves on Mirha-Soleil Ross An interview by Heze published in TRADE: Queer Things, Autumn 2003 (www.tradequeerthings.com) When asked to interview Mirha-Soleil Ross I have to admit I was a little nervous. I’ve seen her perform and spotted her about town – she always seems to be kicking some …
*** Praise for G-SprOuT! *** The program’s only documentary is G-SPrOuT (***), a film that neatly rolls the themes of sex and death into one. Directors Mirha-Soleil Ross and Mark Karbusicky explore the topic of vegans and vegetarians who only date their own kind. The first five minutes of the …