PDF of Vol. 38 #2, March-April 2026
War and Fascism March in Lockstep
PART’s Perspective: War and Fascism March in Lockstep by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) Nearly a century ago, Benito Mussolini clarified the relationship between war and his fascist project of making Italy a colonizing power. …
Mumia Abu-Jamal: Freedom From Frame-Up
Interview with Jamal Ibn-Mumia MN: This is Michael Novick. I’m here today with Jamal ibn Mumia Freedom. We’re going to talk about his father’s case and freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal, and also the work that he has been doing. He …
A-I, Labor, and the Future of LA, War & the World
Teach-In held Sat., Feb. 7, 11 am – 5 pm, IAM Machinists union Hall, 1261 N. Avalon Bl., Wilmington Part 1: https://youtu.be/oaPdrHmrOAI Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3Xy5bf8Jo The first thing to understand about “artificial intelligence”, A-I, is that it is military …
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Artificial Intelligence, Society and Religion: Crossroads of Algorithm, Neoliberalism and Faith
Book Review by Eric Mann, Labor Community Strategy Center “Artificial Intelligence, Society and Religion: Crossroads of Algorithm, Neoliberalism and Faith” by Karim Hirji, published by Daraja Press Reviewed by Eric Mann, Labor Community Strategy Center https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/24/a-space-odyssey-for-the-anti-imperialist-movement/ Karim Hirji has …
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Sinking Deep Roots of Solidarity and Resistance by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) Bloody repression is hardly a new phenomenon in the history of the US. From the wars of extermination to carry out …
Mumia Freedom Tour in L.A. Dec. 9, 2025
Jamal ibn Mumia, son of political prisoner, movement journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal brings the Mumia Freedom Tour to Southern California. He will speak about his father’s case and about the Freedom From Frame-Up Foundation that he …
Palantir Colonizes Los Angeles
Palantir Technologies has long contracted with the LAPD to provide software and data analysis capacities that fuel “Pred-Pol”, predictive (some say, predatory) policing, and the widespread use of automated license plate readers that track and identify every vehicle on …
Live Like the World is Dying Podcast: Michael Novick on Antifascist Struggle
(Lightly edited for clarity) Inmn 00:15 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I’m your host Inmn Neruin and I use they/them pronouns. This week we are talking …
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For an Eco-Communist Approach to the Future
An Alternative to Degrowth and ‘Luxury’ Communism July 26, 2025 Esteban Mercatante and Federico Fuentes, Socialist Project [Excerpts] NOTE: We could not squeeze even this excerpt into the print edition, but want to share it with readers. We hope to …
Illegal Bylaws Change Threatens Democracy, Diversity at Pacifica Radio
by Michael Novick, former interim General Manager, KPFK-90.7 FM Pacifica radio in Los Angeles What is one of the most critical aspects of these new bylaws, (which we consider an illegal substitution, because they were not adopted by any …
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PART’s Perspective: Sinking Roots of Revolutionary Resistance
Sinking Roots of Revolutionary Resistance by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) As resistance to ICE and the use of military troops reaches a flashpoint in Los Angeles and spreads across the US, we must work …
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Dead Pioneers fuse punk, poetry, Indigenous politics and protest
By Cannon Taylor [Excerpt] The album “PO$T AMERICAN” begins with the sound of Gregg Deal thumping an animal-skinned hand drum. He opens his mouth and belts out the American Indian Movement’s intertribal song of protest — more specifically, a …
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Abolition, Decolonization, and Liberation
By Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-L.A./People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) The resistance to European colonialism in Africa, Asia and the Americas has a history over 500 years in length. Resistance to capitalism stretches back over more than two centuries. The …