Rouge Forum Update (March 27, 2006)

From Rich Gibson:

Dear Friends,

A massive groundswell of people rose up in the past week, more than a million people marching in the streets from the Carolinas to Chicago to LA for the right to a decent job, a living, and a place to be–and in opposition to the nationalist movement in the US that seeks to make them, and all of us, unfree. Clearly, people are willing to take action, even in this repressive period. At issue is, in part, what kind of action, and toward what end?

We have endorsed the next scheduled action, April 10, as a day of leaving work, school, and the routines of daily life to demonstrate once again.

In addition, we have endorsed the April 29th world-wide demonstrations against the wars, which also dovetails nicely with Mayday.

Detroit Teachers wildcatted again this week, a one day sickout strike against layoffs and cuts in pay.

Here is a fine piece by our colleagues, the Research Unit for Political Economy in India, writing on the reasons for the latest US deals with the Indian ruling class, and the race for imperial control. These are the same folks who wrote, Behind the Invasion of Iraq.

The Rouge Forum No Blood for Oil web page is updated.

Of particular interest is a piece by Chalmers Johnson, author of Sorrows Of Empire, on the crisis of the economy and the military budget and an example of mainstream US media coverage (60 Minutes) of the fizzled operations of the last months. CBS joins the psy-wars.

We note with some regret that Andrew Young, former civil rights activist, is now a Walmart Spokesperson. He appeared on the scene with courage and intelligence, goes out as a farce.

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