Weekly Roundup, Vol. 16

August 14, 2020 | Weekly Roundup

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Fight for an Ecosocialist Green New Deal: Phase 2

Donate Today to our Menstrual Product Drive

Donate to our Mutual Aid Network

Socialist Movement

Socialists and the uprising against racism [29 min]

How Socialists Won Our Democratic Rights [12 min]

It’s a Tough Time for the Left. But I’m More Optimistic Than Ever. [7 min]

Bernie’s revolution will outlive Bernie [3 min]

Protest & Uprising

‘Winning Has Come Through Revolts’: A Black Lives Matter Activist On Why She Supports Looting [4 min]

Young People Are Leading the Growing Movement for Police-Free Schools [5 min]

All Power to the Looters [5 min]

‘Resign or hang’: Protesters in devastated Beirut turn fury on Lebanon’s leaders [6 min]

Free Palestine

Michael Brooks takes a question on Israel [7 min]

Biden Promises a Return to the Obama Era. That’s Bad News for Palestinians. [5 min]

“Israeli Settlers Make a Living Out of Our Suffering,” Says Palestinian Activist [11 min]

Rashid Khalidi: Israel & UAE Deal to Normalize Relations Is New Chapter in 100-Year War on Palestine [Video 38 min, Transcript 16 min]

Electoral Politics

‘People are ready to see Black women lead’: US sees wave of progressive victories by people of color [6 min]

The Democratic Platform Fight Shows It’s Still Obama’s Party [17 min]

“Kinship” Isn’t Enough — Harris Must Be Accountable to Black People [4 min]

Ed Markey Is the Favorite of Gen Z Voters in the Massachusetts Senate Race [6 min]

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