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Martin Luther King – a Video Selection 1954 – 1968

Portside
Martin Luther King's speeches from 1954's Montgomery Bus Boycott to the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike. Compiled by Abdul Alkalimat, Prof Emeritus Dept of African American Studies and School of Information Sciences, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Fascism Drops the Mask

Portside Moderators Portside
Trump's fascist ideology and his plans for dictatorial rule are in plain view, day after day. The overriding question of 2024 is: How to defeat this imminent threat? Here is how we -- the Portside moderators -- see it. And how you can help Portside.

Only Outside Pressure Can Stop Israel’s War Crimes

Naomi Klein The Guardian
In 2005, Palestinians called on the world to boycott Israel until it complied with international law. What if we had listened? The current atrocities in Gaza dramatically strengthen the case for boycott, divestment and sanctions.

The UAW Strike Could Portend a Broader Revival of Working-Class Power

Nick French Jacobin
The United Auto Workers’ strike last fall saw the union renew its militancy and win big victories on behalf of worker control. The historic walkout suggests the possibility of a broader revival of class struggle and the ideal of economic democracy.

Nowhere To Run

Rebecca Gordon Tom Dispatch
Where Will the World Find Refuge in 2024?