Caleb Maupin

Caleb Maupin
Residence New York City, New York, US
Occupation Journalist
Years active 2009–present
Website calebmaupin.info

Caleb Maupin is a journalist and political analyst who appears frequently on RT and PressTV.[1] Tasnim News Agency described him as "a native of Ohio who has campaigned against war and the U.S. financial system".[2] He was a member of Workers World Party,[3] and Fight Imperialism – Stand Together (FIST) (WWP's youth wing) though he has recently distanced himself from that organization. He also worked as a youth organizer for the International Action Center and was involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement from its planning stages.[4]

Maupin's political activism began while attending Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio.[5] In 2010, he video recorded a confrontation between Collinwood High School students who walked out to protest teacher layoffs and the police.[6] His video footage resulted in one of the students being acquitted in juvenile court.[7] He was a figure within the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.[8][9][10] Maupin writes on American foreign policy and other social issues.[11] His writings have been featured in several publications and translated into Persian, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese among others. [12]

He was a featured guest at the 2014 New Horizon Conference in Iran.[13][14] On September 6, 2013, he appeared on CNN as a representative of those protesting US intervention in Syria.[15] In May 2015, he accompanied a mission of the Red Crescent Society of the Iran to Yemen, on the Iran Shahed Rescue Ship.[16] The ship did not reach Yemen, but was diverted to the port of Djibouti [17]

In February 2016, Maupin was the featured international speaker at the Second Congress of the Trade Union Center of Brazil.[18] He gave a lengthy address describing efforts by US corporations to manipulate the price of oil and hold back development in impoverished countries.[19] The text of his speech was eventually published as a book entitled "Oil & The Global Capitalist Crisis." [20]

As a reporter for RT, Maupin has had several intense interactions with State Department spokesperson John Kirby [21] Maupin has challenged Kirby regarding the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons, Syria, and other issues. [22]

While Maupin is no longer a member of Workers World Party his work is often promoted by a socialist group called Students and Youth for a New America. In a speech at Rutgers University on October 20, 2016, in the midst of the 2016 US Presidential Election Maupin castigated the "cultural left" for abandoning the working class and allowing Donald Trump to capture their anger.[23] The student youth group co-sponsored a debate between Maupin and prominent Alt-Rightist Augustus Sol Invictus in New York City on July 8, 2017. [24] The debate will eventually be released as a film.

References

  1. ↑ "Caleb Maupin - RT Op-Edge". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Iranian Aid Vessel Not Escorted by Warships". May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Swenson, Kyle (July 28, 2010). "The Commies Next Door: A new wave of social justice swipes a page from Karl Marx's playbook". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Swenson, Kyle. "Caleb Maupin". Caleb Maupin. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Bowens, Tyneisha (March 16, 2008). "FIST Member Defends Socialism". Berea, Ohio: Workers World. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Swenson, Kyle (October 8, 2010). "DeAsia Bronaugh Wins in Juvenile Court". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Collinwood: Student Walkout Draws Marxists". Cleveland: WKYC. May 15, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Occupy Celebrates Two Years of Resistance - The Nation". Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Inside Story of Occupy Wall Street". Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Reuters: Occupy Wall Street marks anniversary with smaller party". Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Caleb Maupin". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  12. ↑ "RT America On Air Talent". Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Caleb Maupin". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ "WWP Hustles for Capitalist Politician Charles Barron". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  15. ↑ "CNN Transcripts". Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Iranian Ship Carried Aid and Activists into Waters Off Yemen". Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Iran aid cargo boat for Yemen offloaded in Djibouti". Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "CALEB MAUPIN’S SPEECH AT THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE TRADE UNION CENTER OF BRAZIL (CSB)". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Atual crise econômica mundial é resultado de manobra política criada por gigantes petrolíferas norte-americanas, afirma Caleb Maupin". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Unruhe, Jason "Book Review: Oil & The Global Capitalist Crisis" (May 23rd, 2016)". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Another Kirby Epic Fail! Caleb Maupin Rips State Department Spokesperson to Shreds". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Caleb Maupin Confronts John Kirby about Israel's Nuclear Weapons". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Let's Dare To Win - Caleb Maupin at Rutgers University, Oct. 20th"". Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  24. ↑ "SYNA To Co-Sponsor Debate: "The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right"". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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