Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Flanagan wins big in primary as Minnesotans reject AIPAC and ICE

 

at 8/12/26 2:58pm

We need an independent political movement that is completely by and for the working-class, that rejects all billionaire and corporate funding, and is willing to shut down business as usual to bring about the lasting system change that we and our communities desperately need.

[Category: U.S. Politics, elections, Minnesota]

— Desperate Democratic establishment narrowly defeats Hong in Wisconsin – but it won’t stop the rise of socialism

 

at 8/12/26 2:57pm

On August 12, David Crowley narrowly won the tumultuous Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin after a massive push by the Democratic establishment to defeat the surging socialist candidate Francesca Hong.

[Category: U.S. Politics, elections, wisconsin]

— A year of federal occupation in D.C. shows what’s at stake in our struggle

 

at 8/11/26 7:15am

One year ago today, Donald Trump launched a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. intended to soft-launch martial law and pacify a city with a deep revolutionary history.

[Category: Analysis, Features, U.S. Politics, national guard, u.s. working class, Washington D.C.]

— How media monopolization in St. Louis hurts the working class

 

at 8/7/26 12:51pm

Corporate media is a weapon aimed at the working class

[Category: Analysis, Art and Culture, U.S. Politics, news media, St. Louis]

— One month after Lorenzo’s murder, the fight for justice continues

 

at 8/7/26 8:59am

It is not one or even a series of powerful marches that scare the rich and powerful—it is when the organized masses take charge of the moment and stop at nothing to win the demands we deserve.

[Category: Features, Immigration, U.S. Politics, houston, ICE, texas]

— They can destroy a memorial, but they can’t destroy the movement!

 

at 8/6/26 2:03pm

Justice for Corey Ruiz!

[Category: Black Liberation, Features, U.S. Politics]

— Michigan primary: A huge defeat for AIPAC and the Israel Lobby

 

at 8/5/26 3:00pm

Abdul El-Sayed secured a narrow victory in the Michigan Democratic primary against Haley Stevens after a grueling primary which saw AIPAC and affiliated Israel lobby groups spend tens of millions of dollars against El-Sayed’s campaign.

[Category: Analysis, Features, U.S. Politics]

— Study, fast, train, fight: The roots of Black August

 

at 8/1/26 9:28am

“Black August” is honored every year to commemorate the fallen freedom fighters of the Black Liberation Movement, to call for the release of political prisoners in the United States, to condemn the oppressive conditions of U.S. prisons, and to emphasize the continued importance of the Black Liberation struggle.

[Category: Black Liberation, Features, anti-racism, Black August, political prisoners]

— Six months later, the lessons of January in Minnesota cannot be forgotten

 

at 7/30/26 3:01pm

The only language the ruling class understands is the language of power - the strike, the shutdown, and militant mass mobilization

[Category: Analysis, Features, U.S. Politics, ICE, Minneapolis, Minnesota]

— Houston refuses “Business as Usual” after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s murder by ICE

 

at 7/30/26 7:34am

When working class people come together and stop large sections of the economy, when we disrupt business as usual, that’s when change is made – out of the fear that the people in power have of us.

[Category: Features, Immigration, U.S. Politics, anti-racism, houston, ICE, immigrant rights, police, texas, u.s. working class]

— PSL Statement: Defend our Haitian neighbors! We’ve stopped ICE before and can do it again! 

 

at 7/29/26 11:01am

To fully stop this racist demonization and attacks, we have to fight to abolish ICE once and for all and win full rights for all immigrants!

[Category: Features, Immigration, PSL Statements, haitian community, ICE, immigrant rights]

— Mass action and workplace walkouts are needed to defend TPS holders and defeat ICE’s surge

 

at 7/27/26 8:38pm

Now is the time to organize walkouts, mass action, protest, and work stoppages. Now is the time for urgency and courage.

[Category: Editorial, Features]

— The Machine Strikes Back: Illinois Democrats against democracy and socialism

 

at 7/27/26 8:34am

More than 17,000 people in this district said, with their own signatures, that Byron should be on that ballot. The machine said otherwise.

[Category: Features, U.S. Politics]

— Becoming disabled changed my life and deepened my commitment to liberation

 

at 7/24/26 8:00am

The more I organize, the more I realize that disability liberation is about building relationships, creating community and ensuring that no disabled person has to face these struggles alone.

[Category: Features, Reflections]

— A New Gilded Age: Supreme Court ruling says era of regulated capitalism is over

 

at 7/23/26 1:18pm

What workers have done to regulate capitalism and make their lives easier is being taken away.

[Category: Economy, Features, Labor, U.S. Politics]

— Under capitalism, wildfire smoke is becoming regular summer weather

 

at 7/23/26 9:49am

In a world where workers are in power, human health and the planet itself will not be costs to be externalized in the pursuit of profit, but the responsibility of the state to protect.

[Category: Climate Crisis, Science]

— Hands off Mali! U.S. out of Africa!

 

at 7/22/26 3:50pm

The Trump administration is reportedly considering military action in Mali to target Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) — an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group.

[Category: Africa, Features]

— Remembering the real Da’Quain Tre’ Johnson

 

at 7/22/26 7:49am

On February 18th, 2026, Grand Rapids Police Department brutally shot Da'Quain twice in his back and once in the back of his head while he was pinned to the ground and being attacked by a police dog. All of this occurred in front of his family, watching from their apartment.

[Category: In Memoriam]

— Mourning the Loss of One Who Stood up for Us All: The Life of Reverend Annie Chambers

 

at 7/21/26 7:19am

Reverend Annie Chambers, a revolutionary, a civil rights leader, and a tireless advocate for Baltimore's poor, homeless, and working class families, passed away on July 2, 2026, at the age of 84.

[Category: Black Liberation, Features, In Memoriam]

— Capitalist food production is in crisis, and the cyclosporiasis outbreak is just the tip of the iceberg

 

at 7/20/26 9:50am

This shameful state of capitalist food production is not sustainable. There is no reason that working people in the US should be exposed to parasitic infections, shards of glass, or any other contaminated food when they sit down to eat dinner.

[Category: Features, Healthcare, Science, agriculture, food production, public health]

— El terror de ICE puede detenerse – y reanudarse – en cualquier momento. Depende de la clase trabajadora acabar con él para siempre

 

at 7/17/26 12:00pm

En tan solo ocho días, tres trabajadores inmigrantes han muerto a manos del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE)

[Category: Español]

— ICE terror can be stopped – and restarted – at any moment. It’s up to the working class to end it for good.

 

at 7/16/26 10:56am

We must be abundantly clear: these deaths were a deliberate policy choice by both the Trump administration and every single Congressperson, Democrat or Republican, who voted for increased ICE funding. We say stop the killings!

[Category: Features]

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