[Marxism] Haft Tapeh strike in Iran

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"Thousands of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company workers have been on strike for
a month now, demanding the immediate payment of all unpaid wages,
reinstatement of sacked workers, and the return of the embezzled funds to
the workers.

"Presently, the growing escalation of the protests have increased the
pressure on the Islamic Republic. Protests of Haft Tapeh workers today is
certainly one the main forefronts of the struggles of the working class in
Iran

"Please Sign the statement of support. Oaklandsocialist is seeking support
for this statement:
We send our comradely greetings to the Haft Tapeh strikers and to the
entire working class of Iran and we congratulate those fellow workers for
having won the freedom of Youseff Bahmani, Ebrahim Abassi, Mohammad
Khanifar, Moslem Cheshm Khavar, strike leaders at Haft Tapeh. We also
totally oppose the attacks on the Iranian people by Donald Trump. This
includes his imposition of sanctions against Iran. We workers the world
over have the same interests and the same enemies. Workers of all lands
unite. We have nothing to lose but our chains. We have a world to win.

"Contact us at oaklandsocial...@gmail.com to add your name and/or the name
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https://oaklandsocialist.com/2020/07/16/strike-of-haft-tapeh-workers-in-iran/

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[Marxism] John Lewis: He should be remembered for this speech

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John Lewis, long time civil rights icon and then member of the House of
Representatives has died. Many on the left will remember him for his role
as an establishment liberal. I remember him differently.
I first saw John Lewis in a small meeting of civil rights activists in New
York City back in the early 1960s. I don’t remember his words, but I
remember his demeanor – more like an aura. He spoke very quietly and
seriously. You could see that he meant every word that he said.
But my clearest memory of John Lewis was from the famous 1963 March on
Washington. (Here

is
my memory of that march.) That was the speech at which Martin Luther King
gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. It was all very good to this then
17 year old. But what really gripped me was the speech of John Lewis –
clear, sharp and brimming with anger. He criticized the then-pending Civil
Rights Act and the Democratic Party. “Where is our party?” he demanded.
See rest of article an link to that speech here:
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2020/07/18/rip-john-lewis/

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[Marxism] Bounties, WMD's and big game hunters

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"When a big game hunter goes after a large and dangerous beast, he had
better understand how that beast functions, or else the hunter can become
the hunted. The same is true for those who wish to bring an end to the
dangerous beast known as capitalism. However, all too many show an
unfortunate tendency towards complete misunderstanding of this particular
beast. The story of the Russian government offering a bounty to the Taliban
for any US soldier they kill in Afghanistan is an example.

"Many on the left denounce that story as just another example of war
mongering. They use the case of the Bush claim of Saddam Hussein’s weapons
of mass destruction. They rely on the likes of the pro Assad Chris Hedges
as an example. Hedges, who is an Assad defender , claims that it’s the
military industrial complex that is likely inventing this story because
Trump is pushing us “to the brink of peace”. Another example is the group
“Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting” (FAIR.org) which also has a similar
approach as far as supporting Assad. They also refer back to the WMD claims.

Let’s review what actually happened in the US build-up to its invasion of
Iraq:"

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