Topic: imperialism
War Frenzy
My recent speech at a women’s conference on violence against women has generated much controversy. In the aftermath of the terrible attacks of September 11, I argued that the U.S. response of launching ‘America’s new war’ would increase violence against … Continue reading
Leslie Feinberg’s Speech at the Al-Fatiha Retreat
Leslie Feinberg gave this speech at the Al-Fatiha international retreat in Washington DC in the spring of 2002. The community event featured Joo-Hyun Kang of the Audre Lorde Project and Surina Khan of the International Gay and Lesbian Task Force … Continue reading
Justice, from Iraq to S.F.
MARCH 20, 2003: thousands of antiwar activists and organizers shut down downtown San Francisco to protest the invasion of Iraq. Sept. 16, 2003: many of the same people celebrated as a year and a half of hard work and organizing … Continue reading
Canada for anti-imperialists
Based on a talk given to the ‘Nageh’ community group on June 11, 2004, in Toronto. The United States is engaging in a bloody occupation in Iraq; it overthrew the democratically-elected regime in Haiti and posted Marines in that country; … Continue reading
For a Democratic Vision to Fight Empire
How do we use the Presidential election to not only advance our politics and build our organizations and movements, but also deliver a measurable blow to US imperialist power? This is the question I hear over and over again. Our … Continue reading
The Grid of History: Cowboys and Indians
We were like Custer. We were surrounded. -Sgt. James J. Riley explaining why he ordered surrender in an engagement in Nasiriyah, Iraq on March 23, 2003.[1] At the onset of the U.S. military invasion of Iraq, Senator Robert Byrd emotionally … Continue reading
Stop Saying This Is a Nation of Immigrants!
A nation of immigrants: This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands … Continue reading