The US government, with the collusion of the Philippines ruling class, is attempting to expand its military presence at the expense of the Filipino people while under Trump, Filipino Americans are under threat by the same dynamics. Solidarity can link the struggles at home and abroad.| Rampant Magazine
The left faces enormous challenges in the wake of the re-election of Donald Trump. Confronting the fascists will require opening paths of cooperation and cultivating a faith that working people can act collectively for ourselves. The post The Antidote to Fascist Fear appeared first on Rampant Magazine.| Rampant Magazine
Chicago’s libraries are vibrant neighborhood centers of learning, rest, and community building. They could offer a glimpse of another kind of world, if we protect and support these spaces and the people who make them run. The post Who Are Our Libraries For? appeared first on Rampant Magazine.| Rampant Magazine
At the “Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws” march that kicked off a week of protest against the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Chicago for Abortion Rights drew the connections between the need for reproductive justice and Palestinian liberation.| Rampant Magazine
An interview with an unstoppable organizer, Gerardo Marciano| Rampant Magazine
The student Palestine solidarity movement has spread encampments to universities across the country, spurred on by repression. By refusing to back down, they are keeping the focus on the genocide in Gaza and the need to end it.| Rampant Magazine
Elbit Systems, the Israeli weapons manufacturer that has long marketed its weapons as “battle-tested” after deploying them on unarmed Palestinians, is coming to Chicago next week. Chicagoans will not be complicit in their war crimes.| Rampant Magazine
“Terrorism” is a nebulous, racialized, and incoherent concept. Its use adds nothing to our political or ethical analysis, but rather functions as a political weapon in the hands of US empire.| Rampant Magazine
Today, Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech while the US backs mass murder and starvation in Gaza. Instead of watching Biden’s farce, hundreds of Chicagoans will refuse the humiliation of their Palestinian neighbors and stand vigil for Gaza. The post Flour, Bullets, and Blood: The State of the Genocide appeared first on Rampant Magazine.| Rampant Magazine
The Yemeni group Ansar Allah’s heroic humanitarian blockade of the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestine is exposing the decline of US and UK empires. It also signals the coming of radically different futures.| Rampant Magazine
The US and other Western countries are pulling support from the vital international organization providing food and relief in Gaza, echoing centuries of colonialist genocide. We must recognize this famine for what it is in order to fight against it effectively.| Rampant Magazine