Year in review: Some of the top Fight Back! stories of 2010
Here we will take the occasion of the end of the year to look back at some of the most important stories of the past year on the Fight Back! website. It has definitely been a year full of struggle and conflict – and Fight Back! News has been there on the front lines with on-the-spot reporting and timely analysis.
As 2010 ends and a new year begins, we look back to learn from the past and to get inspiration to continue and expand the struggle in 2011. If there are other articles you liked that aren’t listed here, leave a comment!
Government Repression of the Anti-War & International Solidarity Movements Homeland Security harasses Haiti activists by Tom Burke, January 2010
Facebook censors Ricardo Palmera group by Josh Sykes, July 2010
Activists denounce FBI raids on anti-war and solidarity activists homes; Subpoenas, searches, and FBI visits carried out in cities across the country by Staff, September 24, 2010
FRSO statement condemning FBI Raids, Grand Jury witch hunt by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, October 2010
New York meeting builds movement against Grand Jury, FBI repression of anti-war activists by Maureen Murphy, November 2010
Statement from Angela Davis against FBI and Grand Jury repression, November 2010
The Continuing Crisis of Capitalism MN foreclosure moratorium at Senate and House hearings by Staff, January 2010
St. Paul, MN protest demands moratorium on foreclosures, tax the rich, no cutbacks by Staff, February 2010
Parent responds to TV attack on school kids joining protest by Jess Sundin, March 2010
New Jersey protest demands banks be held responsible for housing crisis by David Hungerford, April 2010
Almost a million lose benefits while layoffs continue and businesses refuse to hire the unemployed by Masao Suzuki, June 2010
Labor Movement UIC Graduate employees vote to authorize strike by Joe Iosbaker, February 2010
Tuscaloosa Crimson Ride bus drivers get first contract by Jenae Stainer, March 2010
Interview with Sal Rosselli, leader of National Union of Healthcare Workers Fight Back! reporters interviewed Sal Rosselli on April 21, 2010
One Nation' rally brings 175,000 to Washington, DC with demands for jobs, education, and civil rights by Kati Ketz, October 2010
Ongoing U.S. Occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan Afghan civilians in bus gunned down by U.S. troops by Kosta Harlan, April 2010
Leaked video shows U.S. military murdering over one dozen Iraqis by Kosta Harlan, April 2010
10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan, U.S. occupation crumbling by Kosta Harlan, June 2010
U.S. scrambles to conceal video of Afghanistan massacre; Whistleblower fears for his life by Jacob Flom, June 2010
Occupation of Iraq to continue, we must oppose it: Interview with Meredith Aby, August 2010
International Iran celebrates 31 years of sovereignty by Kosta Harlan, February 2010
Electric shock “trial,” sickening violation of Ricardo Palmera’s human rights by Staff, March 2010
Serfs Emancipation Day celebrated in Tibet by Staff, March 2010
Revolutionaries Deal Setback to India’s ‘Operation Green Hunt’ by David Hungerford, April 2010
Minnesotans Protest the Zionist Lobby, AIPAC, and U.S. Aid to Israel by Meredith Aby, July 2010
Colombia Action Network says “No to U.S. bases in Colombia” by Colombia Action Network, August 2010
Chicagoan arrested calling for boycott of Israel’s Guantanamo by Staff, September 2010
Is the FARC-EP (really) a terrorist organization? by James Brittain, November 2010
Immigrant Rights Movement Continuing the struggle for immigrant rights in 2010: Year one of the new administration saw change but not progress editorial by Fight Back! editors, February 2010
March 21 DC immigrant rights protest photo essay by Kosta Harlan, March 2010
Eyewitness Arizona: report from the frontlines by James Jordan, April 2010
Students take the streets of Arizona for immigrant rights and against racism by James Jordan, May 2010
Lines Drawn over SB1070 in Arizona by James Jordan, May 2010
Photo Essay: Over 250,000 march for immigrant rights in Los Angeles, denounce Arizona’s SB1070 by Kosta Harlan and Eric Gardner, May 1, 2010
Three North Carolina immigrant youth on hunger strike in Raleigh, demanding Senator Kay Hagan support DREAM Act by Kosta Harlan, June 2010
Say no to border militarization by Fight Back! Editors, July 2010
Jimmy John’s franchise owner condemns SB1070 under pressure from boycott by Brad Sigal, July 2010
Immigrant rights potesters confront baseball bigwigs, 5 arrested by Brad Sigal, August 2010
Right wing seeks to overturn historic Civil Rights case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark by Masao Suzuki, August 2010
Support the legalization of undocumented students and youth! statement by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, August 2010
Latino Chipotle workers speak out after mass immigration firings in Minnesota by Staff, December 2010
Oppressed Nationalities MLK Day in Birmingham, saying no to war and poverty by Jenae Stainer, January 2010
Gainesville students demand justice for Kofi Adu-Brempong by Jared Hamil, April 2010
Hundreds rally, bogus charges against black student accused of stealing chicken nuggets dropped by Jacob Flom, July 2010
Over 1000 Chicanos march in East Los Angeles against war and racism by Carlos Montes, August 2010
Hundreds march against threatened Koran burning in Gainesville by Staff, September 2010
Manuel Jamines, Guatemalan day laborer killed by LA police by Staff, September 2010
Waukesha SDS stands up to campus racism by Chance Zombor, October 2010
On the passing of Ray Sosa, an outstanding community leader and revolutionary by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, November 2010
Education Rights Movement March 4 education protests rock the nation by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, March 2010
UCLA: Students storm administration building by Eric Gardner, March 2010
Interview with FRSO student leader on the campus movement and October 7 protests, September 2010
SDS holds 5th National Convention, lays plans to build student movement by Mike Gold, October 2010
October 7: Thousands across the country protest against cuts to education by Chapin Gray, October 2010
LGBTQ Movement Hundreds march in Asheville to protest hate crimes by Jeremy Miller, May 2010
Target targeted for contribution to anti-gay and anti-immigrant candidate Tom Emmer by Brad Sigal, August 2010
Women’s Movement International Women’s Day celebrated in Minneapolis by Staff, March 2010
Environment Make BP pay! Florida protests Gulf Oil spill by Fernando Figueroa, May 2010
Culture Why communists love the World Cup by Foster Richards, June 2010
Review of Capitalism: A Love Story by Doug Michel, October 2010