Emile Schepers examines the various immigration “reform” proposals offered in Congress in recent months. He details what a just immigration policy would look like. Susan Gooding sketches some of the struggles being waged by various Native American nations that go largely unreported by the mainstream press. Owen Williamson returns with a call to leftist academics to speak out on issues in a way that helps build the movement. Trade unionist Lew Moye discusses the role of the UAW in fighting to save jobs and build the union in auto. Gerald Horne outlines the role of China in shifting the balance of forces against US imperialism. Joel Wendland retraces the thought of Marx, Engels and Lenin in defining class.
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In struggle,
PA Editors
Departments:
04 Letters
06 Commentary
The Mass Extinction of Frogs and Freedoms
By Steven Laffoley
Missing the Point
By Matt Parker
Two Years in Jail for One Joint
By Anthony Papa
Recognizing Indigenous America in Times of War
By Susan Gooding
07 Nobody Asked Me, But...
By Don Sloan
09 Marxist IQ
14 Book Reviews
Mao: The Unknown Story
Reviewed by Norman Markowitz
Lawless World
Reviewed by Gerald Horne
16 Poetry
The Old Romance
By William Aberg
The Beasts of
England
By Andy Croft
Sequoias
By Al Markowitz
39 Fiction
Page Two
By Skip Shea
Features:
26 No One Is IlLegal: The Fight For Immigrants’ Rights
By Emile Schepers
18 Driven to the Brink: A Discussion of the Crisis in Auto
Autoworker Lew Moye discusses the crisis in auto and how to strengthen the union.
By Tony Pecinovsky
22 An Open Letter to Left Academics
Academic workers have an important role to play in building the movement.
By Owen Williamson
32 Made in China? the Crisis of US Imperialism
China's growth as a world economic power threatens US imperialism.
By Gerald Horne
35 Why Class isn’t just another ism
Class is an important feature of capitalism. So why do we misunderstand it?
By Joel Wendland
42 NADIE ES ILEGAL: La Lucha Por los Derechos de los INmigrantes
La lucha por la reforma de inmigración llega a su punto de ebullición. Al mismo tiempo los trabajadores demandan igualdad.
Por Emile Schepers
