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J. Sykes
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Author of The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism, published by FRSO and available from http://frso.org/books

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My book, "The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism" published by @freedomroadorg.bsky.social, is now in its second printing. Get it now if you haven't yet!

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"This is a call to action for every FRSO member, supporter, and ally. We have proven time and again that when we unite behind a common goal, we can make huge strides forward." — Donate now at frso.org/donate

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March 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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"The immediate impact of the tariffs will be to cause a logjam of imports and exports at the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. ... The second impact will be higher prices."

#trump #tariffs
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“World War T” - Trump, Tariffs and Trade
San José, CA - At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning, President Trump’s trade war was launched against the three largest trading p...
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March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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"Such actions constitute blatant violations of international humanitarian law, which mandates the protection of civilian lives during armed conflict. These are carried out indiscriminately without clear military targets."

#philippines

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Philippines: Condemn AFP for aerial strafing and bombing in Mindanao and Mindorohil
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. The Communist Party of the ...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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"International Women’s Day belongs to fighters. It belongs to those who refuse to be silenced, who take to the streets, who organize their workplaces, who defy the system that seeks to oppress them."

#InternationalWomensDay @freedomroadorg.bsky.social #IWD2025

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Defend Women’s Rights! Stand Up and Fight Back on International Women’s Day!
Across the world, International Women’s Day has always been more than a celebration – it is a day of struggle. It was forged in the fig...
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March 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Zelenskyy made a deal with devil, and the devil has come to collect.
February 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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"This is a concern of every union member, and we should join any resistance to these attacks. An injury to one is an injury to all. The attack on federal workers can, must, and will be defeated!"

#trump

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Resist the attacks on federal workers!
The Labor Commission of Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns Trump and his accomplice Elon Musk for the callous attacks on fede...
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February 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Marxism regards laws of science – whether they be laws of natural science or laws of political economy – as the reflection of objective processes which take place independently of the will of man."

#RedReviews #Stalin

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Red Reviews: “Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR”
In 1951 the principal leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, published Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR. While it is a ra...
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February 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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"FRSO resolutely opposes these reactionary policies that target our trans community members. We won’t stand for this. We look forward to fighting back in the streets."
Statement from @freedomroadorg.bsky.social

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Defend Trans Rights! Stand Against Trump!
It seems like Trump signs each bigoted executive order before the ink dries on the last. He hasn’t spared any time or pulled any punche...
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February 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There is not a group that is more committed to the mass line than FRSO.
Someone recently was saying they joined the DSA and couldn't support FRSO because they are a Maoist and the mass line is important to them and nowhere to be found in the FRSO. Reading FRSO material today and they talk about the mass line nonstop and reference Mao frequently. Am I missing something?
February 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I guess this is the spot now
February 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"As revolutionaries today, always faced with the modern challenges of dogmatism, revisionism, and all kinds of bourgeois academic ideas masquerading as some kind of Marxism, these lessons are as important as ever."

#Marxism

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When did Marx become a Marxist?
Naturally, we trace the origin of Marxism-Leninism to the theories of Karl Marx. The science of revolution bears his name, after all, t...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My book, "The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism" published by @freedomroadorg.bsky.social, is now in its second printing. Get it now if you haven't yet!

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February 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I talk with Richard Berg at Fight Back! Radio about my chapter in the book “People’s China at 75: The Flag Stays Red” on Mao, China, and the development of Marxism-Leninism.

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Ep. 71 - Mao, China, and the Development of Marxism-Leninism with Josh Sykes
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January 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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“We showed that Chicago is going to unite and fight back for immigrants and all oppressed communities,” said Kobi Guillory, a member of Chicago Teachers Union and co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

#trump

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Chicago Teachers Union resists Trump deportation plans
speaks at Federal Plaza on January 20th, 2025. | Photo: Paul Goyette/Fight Back! News") Chicago, IL - On January 20, the day of Donald...
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January 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Very sorry to hear about the passing of Harpal Brar.

I met him in 2009 in Brussels, and he made a strong impression on me. Though I have many disagreements with the CPGB-ML today, many of their works, and Harpal's in particular, still have great value.

Rest in power, Comrade.
January 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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"Inauguration day is day one, and we’re mobilizing all over the country. The message is this: we’re not just ready for a fight – we’re looking for one. We’re here to build movements, defend our communities, and turn up the heat."

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FRSO leader tells DC rally: “Stand up, fight back, and make the U.S. ungovernable”
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following speech that was given by Sydney Loving, member of Central Committee, Freedom Road ...
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January 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What is Fascism and how can we fight it?
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January 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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"Mao once famously said that if you want to know the taste of pear you have to change the pear by eating it — If you want to truly understand dialectical and historical materialism, you have to apply them to the problems of practical mass struggles."
#mao
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Red Reviews: Mao Zedong’s writings from the Yan'an Rectification Movement
In 1942, Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China launched a rectification movement in the Yan’an base area during the difficult yea...
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January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"The Freedom Road Socialist Organization shares its condolences with the family, friends and comrades of Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, chairman of the Young Lords Organization. He died on January 10, 2025, at the age of 75 in Chicago."

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FRSO: Remembering Cha Cha Jimenez
The Freedom Road Socialist Organization shares its condolences with the family, friends and comrades of Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, chairma...
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January 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"We in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization Labor Commission strongly condemn the recent attacks on immigrants and farmworkers. We urge unions, workers and everyone in between to hold the line against attacks like those in Kern County."

#immigration

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FRSO Labor Commission condemns Bakersfield, CA immigration raid
For three days starting January 8, the Border Patrol conducted immigration sweeps terrorizing Kern County residents around Bakersfield,...
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January 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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To be clear, it's not some antisemitic conspiracy theory that US lawmakers voted to ban TikTok in order to shut down criticism of Israel among young people. They openly admitted that this was in fact what they were doing.
January 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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"We salute the Palestinian freedom fighters and the forces of resistance in the Middle East in achieving this ceasefire. ... we will keep standing with them in the many fights to come."

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#gaza #ceasefire

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Freedom Road Socialist Organization commends achievement of ceasefire in Gaza, calls for victory to the Palestinian resistance
The Palestinian resistance has forced the Israeli apartheid regime to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. This ceasefire agreement is a signi...
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January 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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"We need working & oppressed peoples to unite and see the climate struggle as part of the working class struggle for power in the U.S. Let’s build a fighting climate justice movement that takes to the streets!"

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#LAWildfires

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Los Angeles on fire: Climate change and the need for socialism
Just days into 2025, the Los Angeles area has been engulfed by record-breaking wildfires. Amidst widespread drought and hurricane-force...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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"Moving together, we can build the party of the revolution and take decisive steps toward a socialist future. Join us in this fight and make 2025 a year of struggle—because the world can’t wait."
- #newyears statement from @freedomroadorg.bsky.social
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New Year, new level of struggle: Join the fight in 2025
As 2024 draws to a close, we prepare to march into the new year. It promises both challenges and opportunities, and now is the time to ...
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December 31, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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“What’s not to like about a room full of movement builders and revolutionaries singing along to an American string band? . . . [it was] a real hootenanny!”

#SolidarityForever

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Grand Rapids celebrates the labor movement with song
Grand Rapids, MI – On December 7, 30 people gathered at Scorpion Hearts Club, a coffee shop near downtown Grand Rapids, to listen and s...
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December 23, 2024 at 2:29 AM