New report from Egypt: The Egyptian military has just massacred demonstrators in Rabaa for the second time. Graphic imagery is now rapidly spreading on the internet. Assuming these reports are accurate, what […]
Update from Egypt
Strikes in Egypt Continue; Solidarity needed for Arrested Steelworkers
Below is a link to an article on the continuing strikes in Egypt. In the case of the striking steelworkers, their leaders have been arrested. Support in the form of letters of […]
Egyptian Workers Strike in Mahalla
Workers in the powerful working class center of Mahalla struck for eight hours. They ended their strike so quickly because their demands were met. This shows the power of the Egyptian working […]
Oppose Massacre in Egypt
Cairo’s Rabaa Square, where pro-Morsi demonstrators massed We have been getting direct reports on the Egyptian military’s assault on pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters. Early on, there were reports of tens of thousands if […]
Will Muslim Brotherhood Return?
by John Reimann On Tuesday, July 17, the Egyptian government’s interim cabinet was announced. Several appointments serve to confirm our previous perspectives. These appointments can only be understood when the extreme economic […]
Egypt: Revolution and Women’s Liberation
by John Reimann “I will not let them get in my way… I keep going… They are not able to intimidate us. Nothing will stop us.” These Egyptian women were speaking1 for […]
“Not Your Booty” – Egyptian Women in Battle
“I am for them a prostitute, a whore… The doctor was asking me, you are a woman, why were you there?…. I don’t want these criminal acts happening to other human beings […]
A Threat to the Egyptian (and World) Revolution
Early this morning, pro Morsi protesters were attacked by the Egyptian military. Some fifty were reported killed and hundreds wounded. According to some reports, the dead included some shot in the head. […]
“The Land Was Vibrating”
by John Reimann, Oakland/East Bay Socialist Group “the land was vibrating. the building every thing. i thought it was space attack” That is how an activist described the mass protests in Tahrir […]
33 Million – a world historical record!
The caption says it all — “the largest number of protesters in a political event in the history of mankind.” The Egyptian masses have set a world record, and one far more […]