The electoral show is over… Back to serious matter!

Marine Le Pen is happy: her party (RN) got the most votes at the European elections in France. Except it did not win by the expected huge margin; it even got less votes than in 2014. And many voted RN out of spite against Macron. Macron is happy: his score was not as bad as […]

For a workers’ Europe, vote Lutte Ouvrière

With the European elections approaching, we keep being told there are only two choices: punish Macron by voting for any party that might finish first, in front of the president’s party, you know who we mean; or hold our noses and vote for Macron’s list for fear of Le Pen. We are asked to make […]

The U.S Government – Bully of the World

In response to the supposed threat of Iran’s plans to attack U.S. forces or personnel, the U.S. military recently ordered non-emergency personnel out of Iraq and updated its military plans which now includes the possibility of sending 120,000 more troops to the Middle East. They sent a second aircraft carrier group to the Persian Gulf, […]

For a workers’ Europe, vote Lutte Ouvrière

In this European election campaign, Nathalie Loiseau and Macron are presenting themselves as the “progressive”, defenders of the European union against nationalism, which leads to war. But it is not easy to swallow their propaganda. Macron’s “progressive” outlook These alleged “progressive” are responsible for social regression. The public servants who were on strike and in […]

Fake attacks, true emergencies

“They attacked the Pitié-Salpetrière hospital…” declared Christophe Castaner, the interior minister. That was on May 1st, after some demonstrators sought refuge on this Paris hospital grounds to escape from police attacks and tear gas flooding the neighbouring streets. Targeting the demonstrators Despite the stupidity of such a lie, contradicted by all witness accounts within hours […]

We Should Work To Live, Not Live To Work

While the US economy has grown nearly 60% in the last few decades—bringing in record profits for corporations—workers’ wages have remained stagnant at best. Nationally, workers earn a median income of $44,500, not much more than what we made 40 years ago when adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile, CEO’s of some of the biggest corporations are […]