Fight Back! News

News and Views from the People's Struggle

Trump

By staff

Denver protest following election of Trump.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Denver, CO – On the night of November 6, following the election of Donald Trump, a crowd of about 100 rallied in protest at the Colorado State Capitol and marched through the streets to the Denver city council building.

The fired-up workers, students and community members say they are taking action to say no to Donald Trump and his racist agenda.

Read more...

By staff

 Jacksonville, Florida protest after Trump election.

Jacksonville, FL – On November 7, Jacksonville community organizers gathered at the courthouse to denounce the recent election of Donald Trump as the 47th resident, following his victory.

Read more...

By staff

November 6 post election protest in Dallas.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Dallas, TX – After the election outcome, November 6, Freedom Road Socialist Organization here held a 50-person rally in front of the Dallas City Hall.

Read more...

By Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Entonces, sucedió. El tonto racista y reaccionario Donald Trump regresa a la Casa Blanca, y los republicanos dominarán el Congreso. La polarización de la vida política estadounidense se está agudizando y profundizando. Los revolucionarios y los progresistas tenemos una tarea difícil por delante.

Habrá mucho tiempo para analizar lo que sucedió en las elecciones, pero a la mañana siguiente algunas cosas quedaron claras. El liderazgo y los poderosos patrocinadores del Partido Demócrata son los únicos culpables del resultado. La campaña de Harris/Walz fue completamente insensible a las necesidades y aspiraciones de la clase trabajadora. De hecho, las dos palabras que no parecieron ser capaces de incluir en ninguno de sus discursos fueron “clase trabajadora.” En cambio, ofrecieron una triste mezcla de genocidio en Palestina, combinada con un llamado a los republicanos con educación universitaria, los “nunca Trump”. Y fracasaron.

Esta elección no se trató de buenas opciones. Desde el punto de vista de la OSCL y el movimiento anti-guerra, fue un referéndum sobre el genocidio en Palestina y una guerra más amplia en el Medio Oriente. Para muchos, la economía fue el tema principal. Al final del día, las malas opciones que se nos presentaron son una crítica al sistema capitalista.

Necesitamos entender que vienen grandes ataques. El movimiento obrero estará bajo fuego y habrá intentos de erosionar nuestro nivel de vida. Los intolerantes en Washington, D.C. harán lo que puedan para promover la desigualdad y habrá ataques contra las nacionalidades oprimidas, incluyendo a las personas negras, los chicanos y latinos, los asiático-americanos, los árabe-americanos y otros. Los derechos de los inmigrantes serán un objetivo especial. Existe una cruda misoginia que odia a las mujeres en el mundo de Trump, y podemos esperar más medidas para restringir nuestros derechos reproductivos. Del mismo modo, podemos esperar ataques contra las personas LGBTQ. Y el genocidio en Palestina continuará bajo Trump.

La buena noticia es que esta guerra contra el pueblo no va a ser unilateral. Es completamente posible y necesario construir movimientos populares fuertes que sean capaces de una resistencia seria. Este no es el momento para agachar la cabeza. Es momento de unir a todos los que puedan unirse para derrotar la agenda reaccionaria de Trump. La prueba no es cuántas cosas malas podemos decir sobre él—es un pedazo de basura reaccionaria, así que diremos muchas. Pero el verdadero desafío que tenemos por delante es cuánta gente podemos sacar a la calle. A quienes se sienten un poco desanimados o desmoralizados, podemos ofrecerles la esperanza de la resistencia. Tenemos la capacidad para luchar y ganar.

El imperio estadounidense está en decadencia y Trump es un síntoma. Vamos a construir la lucha. Vamos a fortalecer las organizaciones del pueblo y mostrar algo de coraje en los sindicatos. No vamos a retroceder. Vamos hacia adelante, y lo vamos a hacer con la mayor cantidad de gente posible. ¡Juntos podemos hacer que este país sea ingobernable!

#PeoplesStruggles #Trump #FRSO #OSCL #espanol #statement

By staff

Orlando protest after Trump election.  | Fight Back! News/staff

Orlando, FL – On Wednesday, November 6, more than 40 community members, students and activists rallied at the George C. Young Federal Court House to protest Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. The rally was organized by the Orlando District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).

Read more...

By staff

Chicago protest against Trump election. | Alec Ozawa/Fight Back! News

Chicago, IL – More than 500 protesters gathered in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, November 6, to denounce the rotten system that will return Donald Trump to the White House early next year, and to demand a people’s agenda and a free Palestine.

Read more...

By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The re-election of Donald Trump and the dominance of Republicans in Congress sends a loud and painful message: the system is broken, and those at the helm don’t care about working people, oppressed nationalities, or the marginalized. We in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization understand that the time is now to channel our rage, dissatisfaction and hope for a different future into something revolutionary.

Read more...

By Silas Gillett

Protesters take the street against Trump.  | Kristi Dayemo/Fight Back! News

New Orleans, LA – On Wednesday, November 6, a broad coalition of New Orleans organizations made good on their promise to “Keep it in the streets – no matter who wins.” As the post-work rush hour began, roughly 100 people packed Lafayette Square Park to let the city know that, despite the election results, “Estamos en la lucha!” or “We are in the fight!”

Read more...

By staff

Brooklyn, NY protest against Trump election.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

New York, NY – On the evening of November 6, over 100 people gathered in the heart of downtown Brooklyn at Cadman Plaza to protest the election of Donald Trump. Called by NYU Students for a Democratic Society with the slogan that “No matter who wins, the people lose,” the rally began with a consistent beat of chants. They ranged from “Racist, sexist, anti-gay! Donald Trump, go away!” “Not the church! Not the state! Women will decide their fate!” and “Say it loud! Say it clear! Refugees are welcome here!”

Read more...

By Tracey Schwerdtfeger

Milwaukee marches against Trump.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Milwaukee, WI – 500 people took to the streets of downtown Milwaukee, November 6, to protest another Trump presidency that will surely launch an all-out assault on workers and oppressed people for the next four years. Rather than giving into despair, the people of Milwaukee, representing various progressive movements, showed they are ready to fight back against Trump’s racist and reactionary agenda.

Read more...

By Mick Kelly

Minneapolis post-election protest. | Ashley Taylor-Gouge/Watch Me Rise MPLS

Minneapolis, MN – More than 300 people rallied and marched in Minneapolis’s West Bank neighborhood, November 6, in the wake of Trump’s election. The protest was in solidarity with Palestine and opposed the ever-widening U.S./Israel war in the Middle East. In addition, demonstrators were united behind a broad, progressive agenda that defends the rights of immigrants, workers, LGBTQ people, women’s and reproductive rights, and African Americans and other oppressed peoples.

Read more...

By Jake Holtzman

Texas students protest Trump and his reactionary agenda.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Austin, TX – On Wednesday afternoon, November 6, a group of students at UT Austin rallied in front of the Littlefield Fountain on UT’s campus to oppose Trump and his racist, backwards agenda. Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) planned to rally no matter who won the presidential election, joining national calls to stand with Palestine and continue the struggle.

Read more...

By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

So, it happened. The racist, reactionary fool Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and Republicans will dominate Congress. The polarization of American political life is sharpening and deepening. Revolutionaries and progressives have some heavy lifting ahead of us.

There is going to be plenty of time to analyze what happened in the election, but on the morning after, some things are clear. The leadership and wealthy backers of the Democratic Party have only themselves to blame for the outcome. The Harris/Walz campaign was tone-deaf to the needs and aspirations of working people. In fact, the two words that they seemed unable to work into any of their speeches were “working class.” Instead, they offered a sad mixture of genocide in Palestine, combined with an appeal to college-educated, “never Trump” Republicans. And they failed.

Read more...

By Alan Chavoya

Milwaukee protest against Trump campaign visit.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Milwaukee, WI – Former President Trump returned to Milwaukee this past Friday, November 1, to speak at a rally at the Fiserv Forum, the same venue where he accepted the Republican presidential nomination during the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Read more...

By Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

La OSCL urge a nuestros miembros y simpatizantes a que salgan a las calles y organicen las protestas más amplias posibles el día después de las elecciones del 5 de noviembre. Sin importar el resultado, debemos seguir apoyando a Palestina y oponernos a la guerra cada vez más amplia de los Estados Unidos/Israel en el Medio Oriente. Y debemos avanzar una agenda progresista que defienda los derechos de los inmigrantes, los trabajadores, las personas LGBTQ, las mujeres y los derechos reproductivos.

Leer más...

By Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Las próximas elecciones presidenciales son un referéndum sobre el genocidio patrocinado por los Estados Unidos en Palestina y la guerra más amplia que los Estados Unidos e Israel están librando en el Medio Oriente. La administración Biden/Harris está coordinando el ataque a Irán, y los Estados Unidos ha enviado tropas y misiles a Israel. Hay un mínimo de 44.000 muertos en Gaza, e Israel está lanzando bombas de 2.000 libras sobre las ciudades del Líbano. Aunque debería ser obvio que un reaccionario racista como Trump no merece un voto, Kamala Harris tampoco lo merece.

Read more...

By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The upcoming presidential election is referendum on the U.S.-sponsored genocide in Palestine and the broader war that the U.S. and Israel are waging in the Middle East. The Biden/Harris administration is coordinating the attack on Iran, and the U.S. has dispatched troops and missiles to Israel. There is a minimum of 44,000 dead in Gaza, and Israel is raining 2000-pound bombs down on the cities of Lebanon. While it should go without saying that a reactionary racist like Trump does not deserve a vote, Kamala Harris doesn’t either.

Read more...

By Sophie Breen and Montana Hirsch

Minneapolis protest against vice president candidate Vance demands legalization for all.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Minneapolis, MN – On Monday, October 14 over 50 protesters gathered together on Indigenous People’s Day to tell Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance that he is not welcome in Minneapolis. Vance attended a private fundraiser in Minneapolis the same day, and held a press conference at the burned down Minneapolis former 3rd Precinct police station.

The protest was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) as part of a national week of action called by the Legalization for All Network to stand with Haitian immigrants in the fight for legalization for all, in the face of the intensely racist anti-immigrant rhetoric spewed by right-wing politicians at every turn.

Read more...

By staff

Atlanta protest slams Trump and Vance.

Atlanta, GA – On August 3, a coalition of local activists and community members gathered at Georgia State Convocation Center to protest a high-profile rally for former President Donald Trump and Republican Senator JD Vance.

Read more...

By Esper Garcia

Minnesotans marching at the RNC.  | Brad Sigal/Brad Sigal Photos

Minneapolis, MN – On July 15, the Coalition to March on the RNC successfully brought more than 3500 protesters together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to protest against the racist, reactionary agenda of the Republican National Convention. 100 of these protesters arrived on coach buses from Minneapolis organized by the MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee and the MN Abortion Action Committee.

This convention is where Republican delegates met to choose their party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump, known for his anti-immigrant and misogynistic statements and policies. The thousands of protesters from around the nation marched within sight and sound of the convention center, thanks to the Coalition’s years-long fight against the city for a militant march route.

Read more...