Author Archives: CVT DSA Organizing Committee

The Supreme Court is determined to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer, denying essential healthcare to millions of Americans. This is a violent political attack on our bodily autonomy, set to criminalize deeply personal medical decisions. We must mobilize to demand free abortion, on demand, without apology. The struggle for reproductive rights is a partContinue reading “CVT DSA Statement on Abortion”

3/13/22 Paul Fleckenstein, DSA, and Tempest Collective Hello sisters, brothers, and siblings. First, thank you to the organizers of this rally. This is important work.  The many anti-war protests I have attended on this lawn involve standing in solidarity with the victims of war, with those who resist occupation, understanding how we got here, andContinue reading “Remarks to “Vermont Stands With Ukraine” Solidarity Rally”

Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon. He is currently Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. His most recent books are Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising (2016) and The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising (2013).  Gilbert Achcar The Russian invasion of UkraineContinue reading “The Radical Anti-Imperialist Position Regarding the War in Ukraine”