What the World Needs Now
There are four weeks until the premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS! The premieres of this film are crucially important; but we have to conceive of them as, and make them be part of, something larger. The process of building for and then showing this film has to put revolution on the map in society in a big way and go a lot further in making BA a household word.
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Audio of "What the World Needs Now"
Looking Ahead to the Premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION— NOTHING LESS!
"Our Forces Must Grow Every Step of the Way"
"My dear brother Bob Avakian... is the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party.... He is one of the few coming out of the 60's who never sold out, he never caved in, he never gave up, held on to his forging of a rigorous, scientific analysis of the objective realities that are driven by a revolutionary love – because he has such a deep love for poor people, oppressed people, all around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with our brother, one thing you cannot deny: that he is the real thing. No doubt about it."
–Cornel West, introducing his
interview with Bob Avakian on
the Smiley & West radio show
(October 5, 2012)
Taking out the premiere on the campus of a major university.
One Year After the Murder of Trayvon
It's On Us: Back Into the Streets on February 26!
On February 26, it is critical that people act! February 26 marks one year since a self-styled vigilante, wannabe cop named George Zimmerman saw Trayvon’s black skin and his hoodie and murdered him. Zimmerman’s trial is scheduled for June. The media is working to turn things upside down and portray Zimmerman as the victim! There is a real danger that the (in)justice system will use Florida’s outrageous “stand your ground” law to let Zimmerman walk—even before the scheduled trial.
What's at Stake in the Fight for Justice for Trayvon Martin
The Dorner Controversy Continues
The Outrage of Police Repression, the Reality of Dictatorship… and the Need for Revolution
The whole country was riveted in recent weeks by the events playing out in Southern California around Christopher Dorner, including the LAPD's largest manhunt ever. Through this controversy, two ugly truths about America have forced their way to the surface: the continuing oppression of Black people and other people of color, and that for all the elections and everything else, those who rule this society exercise dictatorship.
Photo: AP
Photo: AP
Also in this issue
We Call Bullshit
The Four Big Lies—
and the One Truth—
of Lincoln
by Toby O'Ryan
There would be no American art and culture as we know it today without slavery, and the long shadow it casts to the present day. Now we have Lincoln, which aims to be the masterwork of this generation on the subject. In actual fact, Lincoln is a piece of sugar-coated poison that obfuscates, or covers over, some essential truths about America.
"Mass Incarceration + Silence = Genocide/Break The Silence!"...
And the Need to Take a Stand and Act Now
Recently, in watching the new documentary film, The House I Live In, directed by Eugene Jarecki, an exposé on the drug war, the reality of the “slow genocide that could turn into a fast genocide” hit me again, powerfully.
A World To Win News Service
Why France Intervened in Mali and Why It Can Only Be Bad for the Malian People
Once-in-a-Lifetime Employment Opportunity
Pope
The World is Truly a Horror
From a Reader
The world is truly a horror—this is not our imagination/creation/nightmare-fantasy; and there will objectively be—and are—people, a section of people who want this to end, who want to know "the way out" of this horror, who will join with us in this absolute greatest of endeavors: bringing an end to this madness.
Urgently Needed Now: Funds for the BA Everywhere Campaign
The premiere of the film BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS! marks a key juncture in the campaign to involve many thousands of people in raising big money to get BA’s vision and work into every corner of society. Tens of thousands of dollars are urgently needed to plan, promote, and put on the premieres being held across the country.
Food for Thought in the Wake of the Death of Hadiya Pendleton
French Saviors in Mali:
World-Class Enforcers of Slavery, Genocide, and Oppression
Four thousand French troops invaded the North African country of Mali in January. They drove Islamic Jihadists from their strongholds. The Jihadists have enforced a draconian version of Islamic law. But their crimes aren’t even in the same league as that of the French invaders.
Building for the Premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS!
Stepping To and Really Challenging the Youth
February 19, 2013
At an elite university...
Challenging people to get with BA Speaks: REVOLUTION--NOTHING LESS!
February 24, 2013
Letter from a Reader on Illegitimate Use of Armed Force
February 24, 2013
Chicago: In the Wake of the Killing of Hadiya Pendleton Obama Offers “a Few Saved Lives, a Few Jobs”
February 21, 2013
After Hearing BA... Thoughts and a Response
February 19, 2013
Taking the Revolution to One Billion Rising:
Dancing, Screaming, Marching with Women of the World
On February 14, women and men all over the world joined in this day of action to demand an end to the horrible situation where one in three women globally will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. A reader corresponds on a One Billion Rising event in Chicago.
New and Breaking News...
Premieres of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION— NOTHING LESS!
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, SF Bay Area
**Information about time, locations and tickets.
**Promotional materials
**Timeline and more on building for the premieres
March 16 in NYC, LA, and Chicago and March 17 in SF:
Clear the Day!
Come Together with Others Around the Country
See the Film Premiere of… BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS!
March 2, 2013
A thought on building for the Premieres
February 28, 2013
In the fall of 2012, Bob Avakian gave a series of talks in different cities and BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS! is a film of one of these talks. Revolution newspaper encourages people who had the chance to see Bob Avakian speak live to actively talk with as many people as possible about that experience as part of building for the upcoming premieres of the film. And urge people to attend.
Timeline to Premieres
February 27, 2013
A plan, a framework, to work in a unified way.
BA: A Contended Question
Rather than avoiding (or being defensive) we need to be assertively and boldly—and, in a real sense, positively—putting forward the fact that BA is a "contended question"...
"I hereby recommend this docu/film as a must see"
Feburary 27, 2013
from the Manager of a Pan African bookstore, Chicago
Reporter's Notebook:
A Powerful Day of Defiance:
No More Trayvon Martins
Revolution—Nothing Less!
February 27, 2013
by Sunsara Taylor
"A Hellava Scene in East Oakland"
February 27, 2013
Taking BA and Revolution to Michelle Alexander’s Talk at a Major University
February 26, 2013
Critical Crossroads in Nepal: Presentation to the Newly Reorganized CPN(M) by RCP, USA Supporter
February 24, 2013
Revolution calls on our readers to send reports on your experiences building for the premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS! Everything you do to build for these premieres is important. And every report you send in to Revolution feeds into the big picture of what we are learning, what we are changing, what problems we need to solve and what advances we can learn from. Send reports at least once a week—we’ll be checking daily: revolution.reports@
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