Police Ring In New Year With Killing Spree Against Black People and Forest Defenders

Comrade Toussaint Lenin taught us long ago that the police are the armed body of men that work in the service of the ruling class. In a capitalist-imperialist country such as ours, the police are not friends of the people, or impartial arbiters, they are a gang that serves the class that owns our lives, houses, workplaces, and governments. This is borne out by recent … Continue reading Police Ring In New Year With Killing Spree Against Black People and Forest Defenders

The Talons of the Eagle: An Example of American Class Collaboration and Fascism

Comrade Zabala (With Contributions by Comrades Redbeard and Pablo) The close of 2022 saw the defeat of a rail workers’ campaign to better their working conditions and quality of life. The congressional representatives in the pay of the wealthy railroad barons, whose ranks include Warren Buffet, successfully deprived the workers of any concessions and enforced a nearly 100 year old Railroad Labor Act. The Act … Continue reading The Talons of the Eagle: An Example of American Class Collaboration and Fascism

“Better Red Than Dead: Please For the Love of Mao, Organize!”

For The People- Saint Louis Launches New Podcast Collated by Rojizo Comrades of FTP-STL have launched a new youtube channel podcast, Better Red Than Dead, in the hopes of inspiring the audience to become Revolutionary Communist organizers, along with sharing their experiences and Communist analysis of issues of the day. In episode 1, embedded below, the hosts discuss organizing ideas and share their experiences/positions on … Continue reading “Better Red Than Dead: Please For the Love of Mao, Organize!”

It’s Time to Face The Wolf

By Okra Sanyika (This is a repost to amplify the audience for this article. This piece can be found on Com. Sanyika’s personal blog link: https://medium.com/@okrasanyika/its-time-to-face-the-wolf-91ff944b8dad) We live in unprecedented times. This sentiment has been echoed relentlessly in election after election, misleading a very legitimate sense of urgency in the masses of oppressed people and corralling it into political theater. But it’s true, we do … Continue reading It’s Time to Face The Wolf

OPIATES IN BALTIMORE AND BEYOND: HISTORICAL MATERIALIST EXAMINATION

By: Rojizo (Oxy in juxtaposition with heroin, symbolizing the pharma pipeline) Over 10 percent of Baltimore is addicted to heroin and has been since the 60s. With a population of just over 600,000 its equivalent to Boston or neighboring Washington DC. Many thousands of white collar and blue collar commuters travel on the I-95 every day to DC for work, but there’s another commute happening … Continue reading OPIATES IN BALTIMORE AND BEYOND: HISTORICAL MATERIALIST EXAMINATION

Anti Imperialist Coalition Formed in Baltimore

By: Comrade Carlo Research by Comrade Eli Imperialism is the single greatest threat to humanity. It is the cause of the pollution which causes  climate change, through the combined actions of the US Military Industrial Complex and the global imperialist military presence. This very same war machine is in bed with the faux-progressive, Maryland university administration and colludes with UMBC’s administration directly. The admin of … Continue reading Anti Imperialist Coalition Formed in Baltimore

HOAP Report Back: Paper Tiger Alan Coyle Threatens to Sue and the Reactionaries at Allied Law

FTP-Chicago (Opportunist lawyer Colin Nguyen, gentrifier Alan Coyle, and running dog Nicholas Antonacci) This report highlights some of the most recent struggles of the Hands Off Albany Park movement and the pathetic attempts to destroy it on part of the targeted enemies, in particular developer Platinum Homes and it’s owner Alan Coyle. We wanted to be thorough in our report to expose the cowardice of … Continue reading HOAP Report Back: Paper Tiger Alan Coyle Threatens to Sue and the Reactionaries at Allied Law

Beyond Tenants Rights: An Interview with Eastwood Tenants Union

By Com. Omega For more than 20 years, the Albany Park neighborhood, located on Chicago’s northwest side, has been a site of struggle for workers and tenants against gentrification. In the early 2000’s, Albany Park began to see it’s first wave of gentrification, resulting in thousands of families being displaced. The 2008 housing crisis halted much of the condo construction, but families were still being … Continue reading Beyond Tenants Rights: An Interview with Eastwood Tenants Union

Hands Off Albany Park: Gentrifiers Try to Infiltrate Meeting

FTP-Chicago On Sunday May 23rd, two cronies of capitalist Alan Coyle were booted from a Hands Off Albany Park organizing meeting by FTP and Albany Park – Organizing Committee (AP-OC) members. The meetings are open to all those who unite with the campaign to fight for the struggling masses of Albany Park and to identify the class enemies of the people. They are not a … Continue reading Hands Off Albany Park: Gentrifiers Try to Infiltrate Meeting

19 Year Old New Afrikan Teenager, Derontae Martin, Shot and Killed In Fredericktown, MO: Interview Between Comrade M. and Comrade Toussaint

Derontae Martin, 19, was reported dead early in the morning of April 25 at a residence located at 1773 Highway Z in Fredericktown, Missouri, owned by a white man named James Wade. Fredericktown is roughly an hour and a half from Saint Louis, Missouri. Martin, a resident of Park Hills, Missouri, allegedly died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head at 3:01 AM, … Continue reading 19 Year Old New Afrikan Teenager, Derontae Martin, Shot and Killed In Fredericktown, MO: Interview Between Comrade M. and Comrade Toussaint

FTP-Chicago and AP-OC Hold “Hands Off Albany Park” People’s Forum

FTP-Chicago On May 2nd, For The People – Chicago and its mass organ, the Albany Park – Organizing Committee, held their first people’s forum to discuss the current advancements of gentrification in the neighborhood and publicly initiate the Hands Off Albany Park campaign. FTP and AP-OC members and volunteers canvassed throughout the neighborhood for the People’s Forum and invitations were sent out to supporters. Attendees … Continue reading FTP-Chicago and AP-OC Hold “Hands Off Albany Park” People’s Forum

“Operation End of the Line”: Pig Violence Aids Gentrification in Rogers Park, and Block Club Chicago Propagandizes It

FTP-Chicago (Rogers Park) A wave of violent suppression continues in Rogers Park. Around 11 AM on Thursday, April 1st, the Chicago Police Department swept across Howard Street, indiscriminately arresting anyone and everyone they came across. Approximately 38 people were grabbed off the street and taken to Cook County Jail. They call this “Operation End of the Line,” and bill it as a response to a … Continue reading “Operation End of the Line”: Pig Violence Aids Gentrification in Rogers Park, and Block Club Chicago Propagandizes It

4th Uprising in 5 Months Hits Saint Louis Central Justice Center: Statement from FTP-STL

For the People – STL (FTP-STL) For the 4th time in 5 months, inmates at the Justice Center in downtown STL have staged a militant uprising. They demand treatment as human beings, appropriate COVID-19 safety measures, no retaliation/new charges for participation in demonstrations, food fit for human consumption, timely court dates, and the respect of their basic human rights. These demands are basic and all … Continue reading 4th Uprising in 5 Months Hits Saint Louis Central Justice Center: Statement from FTP-STL