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Transcending a 3x11 Cell: The Creative Genius of Cuong “Mike” Tran
In this episode of Rattling the Bars, former political prisoner and Black Panther Mansa Musa speaks with Mike “Cuong” Tran, a first-generation Vietna…
8 hours ago
“Israel is a moral challenge for our times”: Jason Stanley on the Blue Tsunami
On November 3, Democrats secured a historic landslide victory over the Republican Party, securing 54 Senate seats and over 250 House seats. Five gove…
10 hours ago
Lula Turns the Tide on Trump’s Donroe Doctrine
On Sunday, October 25, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro by a margin of three and a half poin…
1 day, 20 hours ago
The devastating reality of having loved ones in prison
In this episode of Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with independent journalist Victoria Valenzuela, who reports for a wide range of news outlets…
1 week ago
French Students and Unions “Preparing for a Massive Strike” on November 5
For the past month—led by students and joined by parents, teachers, labor unions, and more—France has been gripped by one of the largest protest wave…
1 week, 4 days ago
Capitalism is destroying the world. Can socialism save it?
With a global capitalist system that is wreaking havoc on the planet, pushing most of humanity into poverty, and enabling a small number of billionai…
1 week, 4 days ago
Once upon a time in Miami: The heartland of Latin American counter-revolution
In this episode of Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with Dr. Kimberly Dawn Miller, Co-Coordinator of the Haiti/Americas Team for the Black Allian…
1 week, 6 days ago
Are Cops Part of the Labor Movement or an Existential Threat to It?
Far from all the political bluster about police being “defunded,” six years after the earth-shaking George Floyd protests swept the US and public app…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Meta Chooses Sides in Brazil's Election
In the first round of voting on October 4, Trump-ally, far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro came in two points ahead of President Luiz I…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Panther Spirit in DC: Organizing Against Trump’s Fascist Push
October 22nd marks the National Day to Stop Police Brutality. Free DC and Pan-African Community Action (PACA) are two organizations in the nation’s c…
2 weeks, 5 days ago