20th Issue Retrospective

In order to commemorate our 20th issue, 4strugglemag reprinted the following articles and updates:

• War in Iraq: Imperialism in the 21st Century by Jaan Laaman
• U.S. War and Occupation of Iraq by Tom Manning
• Truth and Resistance: U.S. out of Iraq by Oscar Lopez Rivera
• War in Iraq: September ‘03 by Sundiata Acoli
• The Iraq War, Occupations, Governments and U.S. Imperialism by Alvaro Luna Hernandez
• On Lynne Stewart by David Gilbert
• Statements from U.S. Political Prisoners in Support of Palestine
• A Letter from Akili by Akili Castlin
• Akili’s Letter: A Response by Mumia Abu-Jamal
• On Bro. Akili’s Suggestion by Herman Bell
• Response to Akili’s Letter by Robert Phillipe
• Response to Akili’s Letter by Lasyah M. Palmer
• Black August by Marilyn Buck
• Lawyers Guild Condemns Racist Arrests of Black Panthers by CDHR
• Comandante Filiberto Ojeda Rios – Presente! by Jaan Laaman
• Meet the New Boss(es),  Same as the Old Boss(es) by Bill Dunne
• Move Update: Parole Hearing
• Leonard Peltier Remembers Geronimo Pratt
• Barack Obama and the 2008 Elections by Jaan Laaman
• Why We Jog by LA-ABCF
• Political Prisoners in America by Jaan Laaman
• The Jericho Movement 10th Anniversary by Jalil Muntaqim
• Free the Wimyn! by Comrade Spider
• Women in the Struggle by Jaan Laaman
• Statement on Richard Williams by Ray Luc Levasseur
• My Blood is a Million Stories by Nzingha Shakur Ali
• Alternatives While Waiting: Self-Reliance by Marilyn Buck
• Tributes to Marilyn Buck By Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoats and Shaka Zulu

Major theoretical selections from past 4strugglemags

In addition to the pieces we reprinted in the physical magazine,  Jaan listed to some of the longer feature articles we’ve published over the years. They are listed (and linked) below.

4sm has included entire essays and/or booklets, in some issues, that are definitely worth checking out or checking out again. If you are a new or more long time activist or a conscious prisoner or anyone seeking more insight into revolutionary thinking, then these selections might really be of interest to you.

• A Basic Introduction to Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Jaan Laaman (Issue 11, p. 38-51): Don’t let the title scare you. This is a short but detailed introduction to real revolutionary analysis. It takes you, step by step, into how to examine any problem to really understand it, so you can then make your own best plan for action.
• An Updated History of the New African Prison Struggle by Sundiata Acoli (Issue 13, p. 22-41): A short but deep history of Black revolutionary struggle in the U.S.
• The Dragon and the Hydra by Russell Maroon Shoats (Issue 16, p. 33-42) Examines what type of revolutionary organizations are needed.
• Foundations of Pantherism by Shaka Zulu (Issue 17, p. 40-42): This is partly a response to the ‘Dragon and Hydra’ and also presents a modern Black Panther organization’s ideas.
• Call of the Lumpen by Michael Morin (Issue 14, p. 12-14): A look at the revolutionary potential of the lumpenproletariat in the U.S. today.
• Brown Riders Liberation Party by Meztli Yaotl(Issue 18, p. 10-11): Presents a new Latino revolutionary organization.
• Nationalism and Planetary Revolution by Bill Dunne (Issue 18, p. 37-39): Argues for a non-nationalist basis for organizing revolution.