Anti-Imperialism in the US Today: What it is and is not

Anti-Imperialism in the US Today: What it is and is not Fidel Castro, the world recognizes as a historic anti-imperialist figure, repeatedly warned that the main danger to humanity is US imperialism: “There is an enemy that can be called universal, an enemy whose attitude and whose actions…threaten the whole world, bully the whole world, … Continue reading Anti-Imperialism in the US Today: What it is and is not

The Danger the Lawfare against Trump Presents to the Progressive Movement

Many have noted that the indictments of Trump ring of lawfare by the Biden administration. Donald Trump has now been indicted four times, and in blatant overkill, now faces 91 criminal charges. In New York alone he was hit with 34 felonies for the payments to Stormy Daniels. Trump also faces felony charges for claiming the 2020 election … Continue reading The Danger the Lawfare against Trump Presents to the Progressive Movement

JFK’s World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents

Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org President Kennedy’s World Peace speech on June 10, 1963,where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformationafter the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet Union … Continue reading JFK’s World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents

John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam – His Own Words

Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK’s World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, both among some progressives, and even the LaRouche Schiller Institute.Their thesis is that Kennedy was planning on making peace with the Soviet Union and was going to withdraw US … Continue reading John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam – His Own Words

Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State when used against Trump and his Supporters

by Stansfield Smith The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian … Continue reading Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State when used against Trump and his Supporters

In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson’s Victory

Stan Smith Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson’s victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized, … Continue reading In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson’s Victory

Behind the Self-Defeating Approach toward the National Protest against the US War on Russia in Ukraine

Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org The Rage Against the War Machine, which stood up against the US war on Russia in Ukraine, was the first national anti-war demonstration in the capital in years. This was a groundbreaking event, showing that the anti-war movement has revived on a national scale after years of relative quiescence. Yet this success … Continue reading Behind the Self-Defeating Approach toward the National Protest against the US War on Russia in Ukraine

Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed

painting by Carlito Rovira Stansfield Smith On January 8, 2023 the US has to release one of its many political prisoners, most being fighters against its repression of Third World peoples. Ana Belén Montes, heroic defender of Cuba’s sovereignty, will be freed after over 21 years in a federal military prison. She was a top … Continue reading Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed

Day 3: Closing Arguments in Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

Free Alex Saab Movement Marches to National Assembly of Venezuela, Denounces Kidnapping of Diplomat by US Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org After day one and day two of the hearing, December 12-13, the case of Alex Saab’s diplomatic immunity wrapped up on the third day, December 20. Judge Robert Scola in the US District Court for the … Continue reading Day 3: Closing Arguments in Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

On Tuesday, December 13, the second day of the hearing (see first day here), the prosecution presented its case why the US rejects Saab’s status as a diplomat. The prosecution presentation initially focused on Saab being a “cooperative source” for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) between 2016-2019, meeting with DEA agents several times. The … Continue reading Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status