The 1619 Project, launched by the New York Times, presents racism and racial conflict as the essential feature and driving force of American history.
The following is a lecture given by David North, national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on 24 October 1996.
Recent US Supreme Court rulings in death penalty cases represent a vast, anti-democratic cultural, legal and political retrogression.
The American Revolution, the most progressive event in world history in its time, continues to inspire the struggle for equality.
The Stamp Act set into motion a series of events that led, in one decade, to the American Revolution.
It is now clear that the main consequence of the 1619 Project’s attack on the American Revolution and Civil War was to disarm the population in the face of the fascist threat.
The surge in support for Mamdami, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, reflects popular opposition to inequality and war, which the DSA seeks to channel back into the Democratic Party.
What is it about an event that took place so long ago that still, to this day, rouses a sense of loss?
In falsifying history, the oligarchs in charge are attempting to erase any critical thoughts youth may have about American policy in the present, especially the massive growth in economic inequality, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the ever-present threat of war against China, Iran and Russia.
