Experiments with truth: 4/29/11

    • Tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated in urban centers today in solidarity with the besieged city of Deraa and demanding political freedoms, in defiance of heavy army and security forces deployment.
    • In Uganda, police were deployed at Tembo Steels Uganda Limited following a sit down strike by workers protesting low pay and poor working conditions on Thursday.

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    US communities are organizing to end complicity with genocide in their backyards

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    As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring their local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.

    • Review

    What the 1960s can teach us about cross-racial solidarity

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    Alice Echols’ new history of the Panthers and SNCC, “Black Power, White Heat,” emphasizes the possibility — and power — of solidarity across real differences.

    • Analysis

    Why solidarity is vital to freeing imprisoned human rights defenders

    and Susan Marx
    August 28, 2026

    A global campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of standing witness. But the work is far from finished.