Where is Brazil going?
Jair Bolsonaro was elected Brazil’s president on Sunday 28th October. This former army officer has been an unknown, second-rate politician for close to 30 years. He recently enjoyed an abrupt rise over a few months, despite his hateful, racist, homophobic and misogynistic speeches, and thanks to nationalist propaganda and illusory promises of bringing back “order […]
The Middle East in the Era of Trump – Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil
Revolutionary University October 2018 The Middle East in the Era of Trump The Middle East is in turmoil – the Syrian War rages, Israel continues its murder of Palestinians, Egypt’s military regime has tightened its grip and Saudi Arabia is starving and bombing the people of Yemen. U.S. imperial interests, in competition with Russia and […]
The dance of the criminals
Since journalist Jamal Kashoggi disappeared while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, on October 2nd, the European governments have progressively started to display a fake outrage. As information were gradually revealed by the Turkish government, the hemming and hawing of the Saudi Kingdom’s Western godfathers became clear: a hypocritical and repulsive smokescreen. Act 1, […]
This System Is A Crisis For The Working Class
It has been ten years since the 2008 economic crisis – when tens of millions of workers in the U.S. lost their jobs and millions of families were kicked out of their homes. The government’s response was to give an estimated $12.8 trillion to bail out corporations and the financial institutions that helped cause this […]
Peter Phillips: Giants – The Global Power Elite (November 11)
link to video of presentation Inside the 1% Transnational Ruling Class Sunday, November 11, 7PM(Doors open at 6:30PM)South Berkeley Senior Center2939 Ellis St., Berkeley Eight men have as much wealth as half of the world’s population (more that 3.5 billion people). The personal wealth of Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon, is $165 billion. The […]
Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, everything is done for the 1%
Just when we hear that the unemployment fund is back in the black, the government and the bosses plan to reduce the amount and duration of benefits. They also tell us that retirement funds are compromised, and with Macron’s new pension system based on points the periods of unemployment and low wages will count […]
October 2018 (Monthly)
Mexico, 1968: Hunger and Misery are the Agitators, Not Us Struggles Make History — Don’t Wait For the Politicians Ten Years Later: Still a Crisis for the Working Class Prisons of Poverty Fighting Capitalism is Back in China download pdf (11×17)
Mexico, 1968: Hunger and Misery are the Agitators, Not Us
Fifty years ago, at the beginning of October, events took place at the Olympic Games that shook the sports world and beyond. Some U.S. athletes on the team staged a protest, but unlike today, they didn’t take a knee. The first and third place winners of the 200-meter race appeared shoeless on the winners’ podium […]
Struggles Make History — Don’t Wait For the Politicians
The elections are approaching and people are asking, what can we get from these elections? Some people are turning their hopes towards the politicians who are running, especially those from the Democratic Party. It’s not surprising because we are told this is how change is made in history – by important politicians. The Democrats pretend, […]
Ten Years Later: Still a Crisis for the Working Class
It has been ten years since the 2008 economic crisis – when tens of millions of workers in the U.S. lost their jobs and millions of families were kicked out of their homes. The government’s response to this crash is well known – they gave an estimated $12.8 trillion to bail out corporations and the […]
Prisons of Poverty
In the play A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens, the greedy capitalist Ebenezer Scrooge explains the purpose of prison: a dumping ground for the poor and unemployed. When he is asked about what should be done to the poor, he answers: “Are there no prisons? …Those who are badly off must go there.” Then […]
Fighting Capitalism is Back in China
China’s claim to be a socialist country – where the poor and working class are in power – is a joke. The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party, paying lip-service to socialist ideas and goals, but really laying the foundations for a powerful capitalist economy. With more billionaires […]
Together, let’s make them hear our anger
Last week, some retired workers called out Macron about their small pensions. He found nothing better than to say “the country would be better off if people stopped complaining.” Of course, this latest provocation was not aimed at the bosses and their union, who have transformed the presidential residence into a complaining office, to […]
Macron, the champion of disguise
Macron made a show at the UN general assembly. In this festival of heads of states, he acted like a leader of the fight for the environment and against inequalities… He got an ovation and an earth champion prize… the climate prize even! Just a few days after his popular environment minister, Nicolas Hulot, […]