Fwd: SocialistWorker.org | Weekend Edition

[Joe Cleffie]

Good review of the latest movements and debates.

SocialistWorker.org Weekend Edition
A review of this week’s coverage, plus Marxist Classics and a few articles from the archive
http://socialistworker.org
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Focus: Public Education

Comment: Stella Crystal Becerril

EVERY SCHOOL IS OUR SCHOOL

Days before the Chicago school board was to vote on closing 54 schools, thousands took to the streets for three days of marching to demand education justice.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/22/every-school-our-school

Interview: Sherise McDaniel

FIGHTING FOR OUR SCHOOLS

A parent leader of the struggle to save one of 54 schools on the chopping block in Chicago talks about what's at stake.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/21/fighting-for-our-schools

Comment: Jesse Hagopian 

MAP BOYCOTT SCORES A VICTORY

Seattle Public Schools waved the white flag with an announcement that high schools can opt out of the MAP standardized test.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/20/map-boycott-scores-a-victory

Report: James Sacco

STUDENTS WALK OUT IN THE PHILLY 

Some 2,000 Philadelphia students took action to protest racist school closures that will ravage the school district.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/23/students-walk-out-in-philly

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New this weekend

Comment: Sharon Smith

BLUFF, BLUSTER, AND BULLSHIT

The Counterpunch website unleashed a torrent of abuse when an SW contributor challenged sexist language and attitudes.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/24/counterpunch-bluff-and-bluster

Statement

MOBILIZING THE OPPOSITION TO MORSI

Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists explain the importance of a campaign to declare "no confidence" in President Mohamed Morsi.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/24/the-opposition-to-morsi

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Focus: Police Brutality

Comment: Lichi D'Amelio

NYC JUDGE LETS A KILLER WALK

A New York City judge has tossed out manslaughter charges against the NYPD officer who killed Ramarley Graham.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/20/nyc-judge-lets-a-killer-walk

Comment: Clayton Plake

BEATEN TO DEATH IN BAKERSFIELD

David Silva's death after a savage beating by Bakersfield sheriff's deputies is sparking outrage, despite alleged efforts by officials to cover it up.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/21/beaten-to-death-in-bakersfield

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Focus: Low-wage workers

Analysis: Gary Lapon

GENERATION OUT OF LUCK

College graduation is supposed to be a time of celebration--yet the class of 2013 is facing a future of uncertainty and diminished prospects.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/23/generation-out-of-luck

Report: Aaron Petkov

WE'D LIKE A LIVING WAGE WITH THAT ORDER

More than 400 employees at fast-food restaurants across Detroit went on strike in the latest in a series of one-day actions by low-wage workers.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/20/wed-like-a-living-wage

Comment: Lance Selfa

THE END OF AUSTERITY?

Some elite voices are challenging the ruling class consensus in favor of austerity--but that doesn't mean the cuts will end.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/22/the-end-of-austerity

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More Top Articles of the Week

Comment: Alan Peck

NO ONE HAD TO DIE IN OKLAHOMA

The fact that most schools in Oklahoma don't have storm shelters shows how the system prepares for disasters--it doesn't.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/23/no-one-had-to-die-in-oklahoma

Comment: Leela Yellesetty

BROUGHT OUT INTO THE OPEN

Angelina Jolie's announcement should open up a public discussion about lack of access to life-saving health care.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/21/brought-out-into-the-open

Comment: Joe Allen

THE CANCER ON OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES

Commentators are using the W-word--Watergate--in connection with Barack Obama's latest scandals. Is that too harsh?

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/22/the-cancer-on-our-civil-liberties

Report: Elois Burgos

WE WILL NOT BE THREATENED

Thousands took the streets in Greenwich Village to protests the anti-LGBT attack that killed Mark Carson.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/23/we-will-not-be-threatened

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Series: The Russian Revolution

Comment: Todd Chretien

LENIN PREPARES THE BOLSHEVIKS

By late April 1917, the Bolsheviks stood out as the one major political party committed to workers' self-emancipation.

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/24/lenin-prepares-the-bolsheviks

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