Against the Current No. 235, March/April 2025
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Genocide and Beyond
— The Editors -
#StopFuelingGenocide: Boycott Chevron!
— Ted Franklin -
Capitalism Is the Disaster
— Peter Solenberger -
A Fight for Our Unions
— Anna Hackman - Patrick Quinn, presente!
- The Palestine Wars on Campus
- Women in Struggle
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India: Mass Struggle vs. Rape Culture
— Jhelum Roy - The Gaza Genocide: Women's Lives in the Crosshairs
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Betrayed by the System in Brazil
— L.M. Bonato -
Autonomous for Abortion Care
— Jez Blackmore -
Remembering Barbara Dane
— Nina Silber - Review Essay on Communist Women Writers
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Communist Women Writers: The Emergence of Memory Culture
— Alan Wald - Review Essay on the USSR's Fate
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A Revolution's Fateful Passages
— Steve Downs -
Martov and the October Revolution
— Steve Downs - Reviews
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A Genocide in Its Context
— Bill V. Mullen -
The Zionist Lobby: A Chronicle
— Don Greenspon -
Oil Dollars at Work
— Dianne Feeley -
All Eyes on Palestine!
— Frann Michel -
A People's History, Retold in Graphics
— Hank Kennedy
Genocide and Beyond
— The Editors

THE SADISTIC SAVAGERY of the U.S.-enabled Israeli genocide, and Donald Trump’s executive coup-in-progress in the United States, intersect at Trump’s proclamation of intent to take over, “develop” and ethnically cleanse Gaza of its two million Palestinian residents.
Such pronouncements may have been previously unimaginable, but no longer. As divorced from reality as....
India: Mass Struggle vs. Rape Culture
— Jhelum Roy

ON AUGUST 14, 2024 at 11:55 pm, the streets of Bengal, usually deserted by this hour, were packed with Indian women claiming their half of the sky. At the approach of the country’s 77th “Independence Day” celebration they made the night their own by demanding an end to the rape culture that undercuts any notion of independence....
From ATC authors and friends
UAW Leadership Should Reverse Its Pro-Trump Statement
— Ron Lare & Judy Wraight

WE ARE SPEAKING only for ourselves in this article.
The UAW leadership should reverse its declaration of support for Trump on tariffs and protectionism, and should stand on international labor solidarity in organizing for a labor party and a general strike.
The UAW’s statement on March 4, 2025 on relations with Trump and tariffs should be read in full. It is copied at the end of this article.
The UAW’s statement is right to reject “free trade.” “Free trade” is the...
For Ukraine without Oligarchs and Occupiers!
— Sotsialnyi Rukh

The predatory policies of the newly elected U.S. president make it impossible to establish a lasting peace for Ukrainians. Ukraine’s refusal to sign the mineral extraction agreement, designed to serve the interests of American capital, demonstrates the country’s determination to avoid colonial dependence. This opens the door to exploring a more equitable model of relations between Ukraine and the states of Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world under the banner of resistance to imperialist domination. However, if the current approach persists, Ukraine risks facing an imminent reduction or even a complete halt of military aid from the United States....
Trump Forces DC to Destroy BLM Plaza
— Malik Miah

CONSTRUCTION CREWS SWOOPED in and began destroying Black Lives Matter Plaza Street mural in Washington, D.C. on March 10. The target, near the White House, was more than a powerful symbol and its wide support by the African American community....
Ukraine Solidarity Under the Trump Administration
— Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S.

ON THE THIRD anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States under the Trump administration is now pushing negotiations for a “peace” settlement. The Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S. (USN) opposes any attempt to impose a settlement that is not acceptable to the Ukrainian people.
Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally....
The Myth of the Left-wing Professors
— Harvey J. Graff

The multi-front war on university students, faculty and academic programs is spearheaded by the notorious attack on pro-Palestinian activism, in the guise of “combating campus antisemitism." But this is just an opening wedge: everything from liberal arts and academic freedom to, of course, the horrors of “diversity” programs are in the crosshairs of the right wing.
The following article by Ohio State University professor emeritus Harvey J. Graff puts the current crisis into some historical perspective....
Trump’s Uncertainty
— Boris Kagarlitsky

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT BORIS YULIEVICH KAGARLITSKY, OR CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT BORIS YULIEVICH KAGARLITSKY.*
A NEW U.S. Administration is always a global-level event. The world anticipated George W. Bush’s arrival at the White House with fears that came to be confirmed, while Barack Obama’s election brought hopes that didn’t pay off. But this is for the first time ever that the new boss of the Oval office is seen with such perplexity and confusion. No one quite knows what to expect of Trump’s presidency. But that’s rather natural, because he doesn’t know it himself.
A NEW U.S. Administration is always a global-level event....
The Meaning of Trumpism for Mexico and the World
— Manuel Aguilar Mora

DONALD TRUMP’S SECOND victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, with more social and legislative power and experience than his first presidency from 2017 to 2021, is a political milestone that has shaken the world because of what the arrival of such a reactionary, toxic and malignant character to the White House in Washington represents for the world -- and specifically....
In the Time of Monsters
— Frann Michel
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
written & directed by Jane Schoenbrun
produced and distributed by A24

"THE OLD WORLD is dying and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters," observed Antonio Gramsci (according to a 2010 translation by Slavoj Zizek).
Monster movies -- or more broadly, horror films -- are having a moment, and writer-director Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow is a horror film about, among other things, the meanings of horror media. It riffs on 1990s genre TV and the value of fan communities, nostalgia and changes in entertainment media, the perils of entertainment as escape, and the pain and promise of times of transition....
Mazan, France: Rape as a Political Fact
— Aurélie-Anne Thos

WOMEN START QUEUEING at 6AM at the courthouse in Mazan, France so they can support Gisèle Pelicot at the open trial she requested. This rape case has caught international attention because it so perfectly illustrates how many men feel they are entitled to women’s bodies. This continuous outpouring of support demonstrates the determination of women to publicize and end the dehumanization women face the world over.--The Editors....