PDF of October 2026 issue of Change Links
Life After Death Row
© 2026 by Mumia Abu-Jamal I always look to the ancestors, the old ones who came before us, who lived in these bodies before we were born; those who not only look like us, who walk like us, who talk like us, who dream like us, who feel like us, who weep like us; those who came before, those who suffered that which is today almost incomprehensible. Those are the people I [...]
Letter to the Editors
Dear Change Links: I am writing in the hopes that it may influence some people at the recent No Kings and other protests I have attended. I think it is very important to demonstrate opposition to what our government is doing. As a disabled veteran, I am very concerned especially about the wars the US is waging or financing, and about the militarism at our so-called Department of War. But I think [...]
Which Side Are You On?
The Struggle for Democracy, Diversity and Transparency at Pacifica by the Pacifica Mission Coalition https://pacificamissioncoalition.com/ DISCLAIMER: This is not an official Pacifica Foundation, Inc. communication nor an official communication of any of the five Pacifica Foundation, Inc. Radio Stations (KPFA Radio, KPFK Radio, KPFT Radio, WBAI Radio, WPFW Radio). Opinions and facts alleged in this article belong to the author(s) only and should NOT be assumed to be true or to reflect [...]
Dark Horse Comic Book Workers Fight Union-Busting
by Rich Johnston https://portside.org/2026-08-30/dark-horse-demands-editors-quit-union-join-management-or-take-pay-cut The Dark Horse Workers United union, which announced itself earlier this year and was recognized by Dark Horse Comics shortly afterwards, last week posted a series of statements challenging the company. They state: "Dark Horse leadership is attempting to reduce union membership by claiming supervisory status for Senior Editors, who have never been allowed management roles. Since the Voluntary Recognition Agreement has been signed, DHWU has been working [...]
Resist Rubio’s McCarthyite Attacks on Cuba, the Black Freedom Struggle, and the Left GalleryResist Rubio’s McCarthyite Attacks on Cuba, the Black Freedom Struggle, and the Left
Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Bernie Sanders, Black liberation, Black Lives Matter, Cuba, Decolonization, Donald Trump, Fascism, Free Speech, JD Vance, Labor, Marco Rubio, Michael Novick, Movements, National Security, Obama, Peace and War, Politics, Repression, Socialism, War
Resist Rubio’s McCarthyite Attacks on Cuba, the Black Freedom Struggle, and the Left
by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action Los Angeles (ARA-LA/PART) At a recent international gathering of right-wing states and parties, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, angling to run again for US president as a MAGA hard-liner this time, delivered a speech and a 100+ page document attacking Cuba, the Black freedom struggle in the US, and anything to the left of MAGA, as violence-prone communists intent on subversion. This new McCarthyism seeks to [...]
August 2026 Community Calendar
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The White Supremacist Imperative on Violence
A Black Radical Perspective on the US/EU/NATO Axis of Domination Margaret Kimberly interviews Ajamu Baraka on Black Agenda Report [excerpts] https://blackagendareport.com/white-supremacist-imperative-violence-black-radical-perspective-useunato-axis-domination MK: The US attacked Iran on February 28 and did so underestimating Iran’s ability to defend itself. Iran then closed the Strait of Hormuz. The US was forced to enter into talks with Iran, which ended with a Memorandum of Understanding. Anyone serious realized that this was not to be trusted, [...]
Poetry Corner: Champagne Song, Prairieland Defendant Sentence to 100 Years
https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/never-forget-other-poems/ This is Champagne Song, one of the Prairie Land defendants currently in solitary confinement. These are some poems that I wrote after being sentenced to 100 years. This first one is called “Never Forget” Never Forget the Threat of communism/ that was Hitler’s excuse for everything that he did. We must go to war because of communism, he said. We must get rid of the Jews because of communism. No [...]
Fascist Attacks on Differently-Abled People
KPFK Disarming Itself Against Trump's Fascist Playbook by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) Trump and RFK Jr. are coming after people with disabilities, rejecting the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately, KPFK no longer airs the Access Unlimited program focusing on disability rights and resources that I had restored to the air, and thus has lost the capacity to be a platform for that community in [...]
Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
by the AFL-CIO Cities coast to coast are breaking all-time heat records this July, as the extreme heat continues. But while workers continue to face dangerous and potentially deadly working conditions, anti-worker leaders in Congress are quietly attempting to stop any heat safety protection laws from being passed, now or in the future. H.R. 6213, the misnamed Heat Workforce Standards Act, would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from creating [...]
Haiti: Solidarity in a World at War
By Robert Roth, Haiti Action Committee [excerpts] As the world reels from the devastating U.S.-Israel war on Iran and Lebanon, and as the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide continues in Gaza and the West Bank, the Trump Administration’s plan to assert its dominance over the Americas is also moving forward at an unprecedented pace. Having kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and colleague, Cilia Flores, and taken control over Venezuela’s oil reserves, [...]