Syria: The Social Origins of the Uprising
Remembering the real causes of the eruption the popular uprising in Syria, which is increasingly turning into an international war. July 19, 2018 Joseph Daher More than seven years after the beginning of the popular uprising in Syria, which increasingly turned into an...
Exposing the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) & Their “Alternative” to the Islamic Republic
Despite having a woman leader, Maryam Rajavi, and despite its claim to support women’s rights and labor rights, the MEK is a militarist and deeply hierarchical organization/cult that has nothing to offer the Iranian masses but warmongering propaganda. It stands...
After the June 24 Elections in Turkey: A New Period of Struggle Has Started
It is a fact that the electoral victory of Erdogan has given constitutional legitimacy to his Bonapartist political project and strengthened his repressive political power. However, in the near future he will have to face three important challenges. Atakan Çiftçi...
At New York Left Forum: Socialists Supporting Syrian Revolutionaries Challenge Socialists Supporting Assad
Below are links to videotapes of three New York Left Forum panels (June 9, 2018) on "Syria and the Left" as well as two interviews conducted by Stanley Heller, administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, and host of the TV program The Struggle. The first interview...
“Better Off Red” Podcasts on Syria and Iran
Better Off Red is a new socialist media collective based in New York. Below are two of their recently conducted interviews which also include members of the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists. Please check out their thoughtful and creative weekly podcasts....
Sadr, Sectarianism, and a Popular Alternative
The hope for a more egalitarian and democratic political system does not lie in the electoral alliance led by Sadr, or postelection elite deal-making, but in the ongoing popular protests against sectarianism, corruption, and neoliberal economic policies. by Joseph...
Los Angeles Panel: Solidarity with Iranian Labor, Feminist, Student & Environmental Protests; Oppose Trump’s War Threats
You are invited to a Panel Discussion: Solidarity with Iranian Labor, Feminist, Student & Environmental Protests Oppose Trump’s War Threats Speakers: Frieda Afary, Producer of Iranian Progressives in Translation and member of Alliance of Middle Eastern...
Liberation Not War! A Panel in Solidarity with Middle Eastern Political Prisoners, May 27, Los Angeles
Sunday May 27, 2018 1-3 p.m. The Public School 951 Chung King Road Los Angeles 90012 Hosted by Black Rose / Rosa Negra - Los Angeles and The Public School Los Angeles https://www.facebook.com/events/2140482522847474/ In the face of the ongoing global and regional ...
No to Trump’s, Netanyahu’s, Bin Salman’s Imperialist War Drive Against Iran. Support Progressive and Revolutionary Opposition to Iranian Regime
For Iran, the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Nuclear Agreement will mean crushing sanctions and direct or continued indirect war declared by Israel and Saudi Arabia with U.S. support. For the Middle East, it will mean further destruction and regional imperialist...
