Trump’s Tax Evasion: A Normal Part of the System!
Trump’s tax evasion is reprehensible. But his behavior is the norm for billionaires, not an exception. The capitalist system is set up make this possible.
The COVID-19 Response: Decreasing Restrictions and Increasing Deaths
The pandemic is far from over, with an enormous ongoing death toll. But the politicians insist on reopening the economy – because they serve corporate profits, not us.
The California Wildfires: Mismanagement and Climate Change
Land mismanagement and climate change have contributed to the scale of the recent fires in California, and the COVID pandemic has exacerbated its effects. The politicians have not addressed these issues, because they serve the profits of corporations.
Microplastics: A Huge Problem
Microplastics, found in clothing, are a byproduct of the fossil fuel industry.
COVID-19: What’s the Vaccine Timeline?
When will a vaccine for COVID-19 be ready? The short answer is not for a while.
Virtual Learning is NOT the Same as Being in a Classroom
Students, teachers and parents this fall are facing the consequences of our nation’s leaders’ inability and unwillingness to control the coronavirus pandemic.
Nurses Win Union Recognition for the First Time at a Major North Carolina Hospital! But the Struggle Continues.
The nurses won with a majority of 70 percent, but their fight is hardly over.
Indictment in Breonna Taylor Case is Another Racist Attack
Two of the three cops involved were not charged at all and one was charged with “wanton endangerment” for firing shots that might have hurt her neighbors, not murder or even manslaughter.
Bacon’s Rebellion and the Making of “Race” in the United States
Since the explosion of outrage following the police murder of George Floyd, millions of Americans (white and Black, and others as well) have focused their attention on race and racial oppression in the United States. They have looked back to the murders of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery this year as well as back a […]
Shifting CDC Guidelines Expose an Unequal System
It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant to believe official information
RBG: Celebrate Her Life, But Be Prepared to Keep Fighting for What We Need
We win our rights through struggle, not the Supreme Court
Despite Black Lives Matter PR, NFL’s Actions Speak Louder than Words
The National Football League (NFL) season has started again, but this time with a couple of twists.
France: Enough Sexism! Students Rebel Against Dress Codes in Schools!
Young women in France are protesting against sexist clothing discrimination
Republicans and Democrats Do Nothing for the Climate Crisis on the West Coast
All the Democrats have done for climate change is pay it lip service.
Speak Out Now in Transit
We’re Not All in This Together The pandemic has ushered in a new reality that is transforming our world. In the U.S., since the beginning of the lockdowns six months ago, nearly 55 million people filed for unemployment. GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, measures the total dollar amount of goods and services produced within a […]
End Times? or Seize the Time!
Wildfires have scorched more than five million acres, an area the size of Connecticut, as they raged through California, Oregon and Washington this month. At the same time, states in the southeastern U.S. have been battered by powerful hurricanes. The number of human casualties is tragic and still mounting. The decimation of both wilderness and […]
Videos of Townhall: Back to School? This is Not Education.
The U.S. education system has been presented as a pathway of opportunity for every generation – especially those from poor and working class backgrounds.
Wildlife Populations Have Decreased Two-Thirds Since 1970!
Since 1970, the planet’s wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 68 percent, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s 2020 Living Planet Report.
What is Socialism – and Why it’s up to the Working Class to Save Humanity: Sunday, October 4 at 1pm (PDT), 4pm (EDT)
Socialism 101:What is Socialism – and Why it’s up to the Working Class to Save Humanity Join us for a presentation and discussion for those interested in a better understanding of a revolutionary socialist perspective on our world. Activists from Speak Out Now will give a twenty minute presentation, which will be followed by a […]
Online Townhall (Sep. 19, 2020)
Link to videos of this townhall Back To School? This is Not Education! The U.S. education system has been presented as a pathway of opportunity for every generation – especially those from poor and working class backgrounds. But it has faced budget cuts, privatization, and the elimination of programs and services for decades. Now we […]
The Capitalist System: How it Works Why it Needs to Go: Sunday, September 27 at 1pm (PDT), 4pm (EDT)
The Capitalist System: How it Works Why it Needs to Go
A Message from the Seas?
Reports of orcas ramming boats near the coasts of Spain and Portugal have been flooding in.
Why are 12,000 Refugees Sleeping on the Side of the Road in Greece?
A week ago, the camp on Lesbos, a Greek island, caught fire. It held 12,000 people, which is four times the number of occupants the Greek government says could safely live there.
Mines in Congo Eat Human Beings Alive
50 miners died in Congo last week. They aren’t the first, and these types of disasters aren’t rare. The system of capitalism accepts the deaths of workers for profit.
Big Pharma: Cutting Corners, Risking Lives
Recently, nine of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies working on vaccines for COVID-19 pledged that they’ll only ask the FDA for approval when the vaccines they’re working on are proven to be safe and effective
It’s Not Just Trump. The Whole System Insults and Exploits Veterans!
Did Trump call the soldiers sent to fight in the U.S.’s endless wars “suckers,” as former Trump associates have claimed?
Rochester: Protesters Demand Justice
Daniel Prude, a Black man visiting relatives in Rochester, New York, died at the hands of Rochester police after being arrested on March 17, 2020
California Fires: The Climate Disruption We Were Warned About
As if the COVID pandemic wasn’t enough for Californians to deal with, the state is now seeing record-breaking heat waves, wildfires, and smoke.
Will Public Transportation Survive the Pandemic?
Before COVID-19, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority served 8 million people daily. Since COVID-19, it’s losing $200 million per week and suddenly has a predicted deficit of $16 billion over four years
Speak Out Now in Healthcare
Click here for a pdf of this newsletter. Pegylated Politics PEG, or polyethylene glycol, is used in many different ways. It is used in the pharmaceutical industry to hide drugs from the immune system, preventing antibody production which would make the drugs ineffective. PEG is being used in the production of COVID vaccines. The majority […]
Worst Year Ever? It’s not 2020 – It’s Capitalism
2020 has indeed been the worst year. But further events like the ones that define this year will not end with it, unless the root cause – capitalism – is removed.
Chadwick Boseman’s Untimely Death Highlights Racial Health Disparities
Capitalism is a cancer that disproportionately affects Black people.
The Battle of Blair Mountain: A Worker’s Uprising Worth Remembering on Labor Day
One struggle we can learn from was the struggle of coal miners that led to the “Battle of Blair Mountain” almost a 100 years ago in West Virginia
Attica Prison Revolt – The Struggle Against Injustice Continues
The inhumane conditions facing those locked in prisons across the U.S. today are not new
Herd Immunity: A Game of Chance
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about herd immunity in relation to COVID-19. But what is herd immunity, and what does it mean in relation to COVID-19?
New York City has big problems – and Wall Street and the Politicians Make Them Worse!
New York City was the first place where COVID reached critical proportions in the U.S.
The Real Violence Isn’t the Demonstrations
Following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, tens of thousands of people took to the streets around the country to protest this latest violence at the hands of the police
Belarus: The Power of Workers
In a demonstration of the power of the working class, workers in Belarus have gone on strike in support of the protestors against state repression.
“Lucky To Have A Job”
Is it really “lucky” to have to work in the midst of a pandemic? Meanwhile, the super-rich are still getting richer.
The NBA Walkouts and Obama
Athletes are right to walk out in opposition to racism and police brutality. But why did Obama tell them to return to playing?