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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

May 14 marks 77 years since Al-Nakba, or as it's known by Palestinians, the Catastrophe. Beginning on May 14, 1948, over 750,000 Palestinians were forced off their land by Israeli settlers in a matter of months, with the indispensable help of the British. No inch of land was ceded without massacres.

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By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Friends of Socialist China U.S. Committee.

On March 14th, Republican U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, along with other Republican co-sponsors, introduced a draconian bill to the House Committee on the Judiciary titled the Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025, which stands for “Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025.”

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

50 years ago, on April 30, the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon were broken by a tank—a tank driven by a fighter for a unified and independent Vietnam. The flag of the U.S.-backed puppet regime came down, and the flag of the National Liberation Front replaced it.

Saigon, the capital of French colonialism, and then American imperialism, was no more. Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City—named for the communist leader who stood at the forefront of Vietnam’s fight for national liberation.

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By Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

En el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores 2025, nuestra misión es clara: Defender los derechos de los trabajadores y los inmigrantes. Desde la inauguración de Trump, el pueblo no se ha quedado quieto. Las batallas se han librado en muchos frentes. La gente ha marchado para defender los derechos democráticos, construir el movimiento por los derechos de los inmigrantes, luchar contra la discriminación, resistir los ataques contra la clase trabajadora y oponerse a la guerra genocida en Palestina.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

On International Workers Day 2025, our mission is clear: Stand up for workers and immigrants’ rights. Since Trump’s inauguration, the people have not missed a beat. Battles have unfolded on many fronts. The people have marched to defend democratic rights, build the immigrant rights movement, fight discrimination, resist attacks on the working class, and to stand against the genocidal war in Palestine.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

On the morning of April 23, the FBI and state and local police in Michigan raided the homes of pro-Palestinian activists in at least three cities: Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Canton. These activists, including at least four people in Ypsilanti and at least one graduate student, are reported to have attended or supported protests in support of Palestine and condemning the genocide in Gaza.

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By Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Las manifestaciones del 5 de abril en todo el país vieron a cientos de miles de personas salir a las calles. Muchos más se sintieron inspirados por la cantidad de gente dispuesta a alzar la voz ahora mismo contra el gobierno de Trump. En estas marchas había gente común de todos los ámbitos: trabajadores, estudiantes, activistas y familias estaban alzando la voz para exigir un cambio. Va a haber más acciones de este tipo en el futuro. Son una prueba para nosotros. ¿Daremos un paso adelante para unir a todos los que se puedan unir contra Trump y la clase multimillonaria a la que él sirve? Si nos quedamos al margen de esta, perdemos sin pelear.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The April 5 demonstrations across the country saw hundreds of thousands taking to the streets. Countless others were inspired by the numbers of people willing to take a stand right now against the Trump administration. At these marches were everyday people from all walks of life; workers, students, activists and families were raising their voices to demand change. There will be more of these kinds of actions ahead. They are a test for us. Will we step up to unite all who can be united against Trump and the billionaire class he serves? If we sit this one out, we lose by forfeit.

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By staff

Sydney Loving of FRSO’s Central Committee

Minneapolis, MN – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization is charging full speed ahead in its $100,000 fund drive. An inspiring $15,000 has already been raised in just the first few weeks. The momentum is building, and it's a sign of the growing determination to build the strongest movement possible against Trump's reactionary, billionaire agenda. Now $85,000 remains to reach our goal and secure the resources needed to fuel this critical work.

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By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

The Execution of Paramedics in Rafah is a Documented War Crime that Exposes the Brutality of the Occupation and Reveals U.S. Complicity and Global Silence

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine holds the U.S. administration and the international community, including all its human rights, humanitarian, and medical institutions, fully responsible for the documented execution crime captured in a video filmed by one of the martyrs. The footage reveals the deliberate targeting by the occupation of paramedics and civil defense teams in Rafah.

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Por la Comisión Sindical de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Los últimos meses han visto un ataque constante contra el movimiento obrero organizado por parte de la administración de Trump. La destitución prematura de un miembro de la Junta Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo (NLRB), la revocación de la representación sindical a los trabajadores de la TSA, y los avances para privatizar el servicio postal—cada uno de estos actos podría considerarse un ataque que sienta precedentes por sí mismo. En respuesta, los sindicatos han presentado demandas, presionado al Congreso y realizado varios Días Nacionales de Acción.

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By Labor Commission of Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The past few months have seen a non-stop assault on organized labor by the Trump administration. Early removal of an NLRB member, stripping TSA workers of their union, moving to privatize the post office—each of these could be seen as a precedent-setting attack in their own right. In response, unions have filed lawsuits, pressured Congress, and held several National Days of Action.

However, on March 27, Trump carried out what Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union, called “the most serious attack on unionized workers in this country in at least a generation.” Using an executive order citing “national security,” Trump unilaterally ripped away all union protections for upwards of 700,000 federal workers. For comparison, Reagan’s crushing of the air traffic controller strike led by PATCO in 1981 involved around 11,000 workers.

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Por el Equipo de Trabajo del Movimiento LGBTQ y de las Mujeres de la OSCL

La Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad se solidariza con todas las personas trans en su lucha por justicia y liberación en el Día de la Visibilidad Trans. Históricamente, las personas trans han enfrentado opresión sistemática en todos los sectores de la sociedad, y hacer una transición pública casi siempre significaba perder tu comunidad, tu empleo, y posiblemente hasta tu vida.

La administración de Trump quiere traer de regreso esos días a los Estados Unidos. La administración ha declarado que las personas trans no existen y que los Estados Unidos solo reconocerá dos sexos. No ha habido ninguna lucha coordinada contra esta orden ejecutiva ni contra otros ataques a la población trans por parte de políticos demócratas. Algunos incluso aplauden o apoyan en silencio estos ataques.

Los ataques de Trump a la financiación escolar buscan eliminar los programas de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DEI), haciendo más probable que no se recopilen datos sobre estudiantes y trabajadores trans. Después de sensacionalizar a las atletas trans, él quiere eliminarlas de los deportes. Usando este chivo expiatorio, el presiona para lograr una eliminación total en la educación y más allá.

Los reaccionarios que quieren remover a las personas trans de la vida pública y arrebatarles cada victoria de derechos civiles que gente LGBTQ ha ganado solo pueden ser derrotados de una manera. Debemos construir un movimiento de masas donde liderazgo trans desafíe visible y audazmente a la clase dominante. Y debemos unirnos con todos los pueblos oprimidos para crear una lucha política que todo el poder económico, militar y político de los Estados Unidos no pueda igualar.

En todo el país, miembros de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad han encabezado la lucha por la liberación LGBTQ y de las mujeres al oponerse en contra de proyectos de ley anti-LGBTQ, organizando eventos para el Día Internacional de las Mujeres, y construyendo organizaciones LGBTQ donde sea posible.

OSCL está involucrado en luchas contra los centros de crisis de embarazo que intentan manipular y engañar a las mujeres embarazadas, se ha organizado para recuperar el orgullo LGBT de corporaciones y la policía, y se ha movilizado para proteger a jóvenes LGBTQ. El Día de la Visibilidad Trans no puede ser donde termina nuestra organización por la lucha trans y LGBTQ en particular. Cada vez que la represión y la reacción derechista ataque a pueblos oprimidos, es el deber de los verdaderos revolucionarios oponerse dondequiera que lo vean. Nuestro trabajo debe unir la lucha por la liberación trans con todos los movimientos que actualmente luchan por liberarse de la explotación, para que podamos acabar con el dominio de los capitalistas monopolistas y crear un sistema socialista donde el poder pertenezca a los oprimidos, no a los explotadores.

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By LGBTQ & Women's Movement Work Team of FRSO

The Freedom Road Socialist Organization stands in solidarity with all trans people seeking justice and liberation on Transgender Day of Visibility. Historically, transgender people have been systematically oppressed in all sectors of society, and publicly transitioning would almost certainly mean the loss of your community, your employment, and possibly even your life.

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By la Comisión Sindical de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

La Comisión Sindical de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad condena a Trump y a su cómplice Elon Musk por los crueles ataques contra los trabajadores federales.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The political climate in this country is sharpening, and we are headed into battles on many fronts. We in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization are going to rise to every challenge standing strong, united, and prepared. This past year, we achieved a monumental goal: we purchased a building. This accomplishment is a beacon of change and a testament to our determination—when we say we’re going to do something, we do it.

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By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from UMN Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

On March 10, after 10 days of deliberation, the University of Minnesota’s panel for the disciplinary hearing of the students arrested during the occupation of Halimy Hall decided that the student protestors were found not responsible for the unjust charges of violation of local, state or federal laws, theft, property damage, and vandalism because of the absolute lack of evidence.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines.

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) strongly condemns the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its reckless and brutal strafing operations carried out using helicopter gunships under the cover of darkness past midnight yesterday in the areas between La Paz, Agusan del Sur, and Cabanglasan town, Bukidnon. These operations, purportedly intended to support ground troop actions against the New People’s Army (NPA), have inflicted trauma and fear upon civilian communities in the vicinity.

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Por la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

A través del mundo, el Día Internacional de las Mujeres siempre ha sido más que una celebración – es un día de lucha. Fue forjado en la lucha de las obreras textiles de Nueva York, quienes salieron a las calles en 1908 para protestar contra la superexplotación que sufrían en los talleres clandestinos mientras intentaban mantener a sus familias: condiciones laborales peligrosas, horas extenuantes, trabajo infantil y el robo de sueldos. Marcharon brazo a brazo con las suffragettes que luchaban por el derecho al voto de las mujeres. La heroína revolucionaria Clara Zetkin designó el 8 de marzo como un día global de acción para unir a las mujeres del mundo en la lucha por el socialismo y la liberación.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Across the world, International Women’s Day has always been more than a celebration – it is a day of struggle. It was forged in the fight of New York City garment workers who took to the streets in 1908, to protest the super-exploitation they endured in sweatshops as they tried to support their families: dangerous working conditions, back-breaking hours, child labor and wage theft. They marched shoulder to shoulder with the suffragettes fighting for women’s right to vote. The revolutionary hero Clara Zetkin marked March 8th as a global day of action as a way to unite women worldwide in the fight for socialism and liberation.

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