November 2020

Trump’s Behavior is Scaring the Big Bosses

Both parties protect the big business system

The COVID Recession Means a Record-Breaking High for Wall Street

Voting with our feet is more effective than voting for Congress

Mass Protests Erupt in Peru

Since November 9, a mass movement of workers, the poor, and youth has swept across Peru, already ousting a President. The pandemic has been devastating in Peru. With over 934,000 cases and over 35,000 deaths, Peru has the highest number of deaths per capita in the world, double the death rate of the U.S. At […]

Bolivia: Prospects after the Electoral Victory of the MAS?

November 7, 2020 Translated from Convergences revolutionnaires, a publication of the fraction Etincelle of the NPA (New Anticaptalist Party) in France On October 18, Luis Arce, the MAS (Movement For Socialism) candidate, won Bolivia’s presidential election in the first round with 55.10% of the vote, compared to 28.83% for his main rival from the center-right, […]

During the Thanksgiving Holiday, Remember The Occupation of Alcatraz

November 20 marks the 51st anniversary of the start of the Alcatraz occupation by indigenous activists.

The U.S. Government – Far From a Democracy

The United States government, as designed, is far from a democracy. If we desire true democracy, we must change the system.

Worried about Roe v. Wade? Let’s Look to Poland!

The people of Poland demonstrate how to fight against a right-wing government!

Movie Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix

The movie is limited in scope, but worth a watch.

Videos of Townhall: The Elections are Over – But the Problems Remain

This pandemic has drawn the priorities of this society into focus, and they are neither our well-being nor the health of the planet. And with the elections over, working people still face the continued threat of this virus, a planet that continues to heat up, increasing economic uncertainty, a wave of cuts to social services, and more.

Possible Vaccine on the Horizon

What are the specifics of the clinical trial of this vaccine?

France: Wind of Anger in Education

Mobilizations forced the French government to take action.

Biden Will Not Stop Climate Change

We don’t have until 2050 to respond to climate change.

Taiwan and the U.S. Presidential Election

With tensions rising between mainland China and Taiwan, many Taiwanese supported Trump’s re-election.

France: Mass Protests Against a Government Crackdown (Dec. 5, 2020)

The French government recently passed a new “security law” that forbids the release of footage showing police violence. Days later French cops were caught on film viciously beating young migrant refugees and destroying their tents in Paris. And then footage was released of French cops beating a Black music producer in Paris just for exiting […]

Landlords Using Loopholes in Federal Eviction Moratorium

Despite the federal moratorium on evictions, people are still being evicted, and more evictions are expected once the moratorium expires.

The Struggle for Belarus Continues

The protests in Belarus against the authoritarian Lukashenko have continued.

Our Undemocratic Elections!

The United States’ electoral system is hardly democratic. This is not an accident.

After Risking their Lives Overseas, Many Veterans are Deported from the U.S.

Today is Veterans Day. While the politicians pay lip service to veterans, the reality is that veterans often become homeless or get deported.

The Election is Over – Not a Time to Wait and Hope

Many are celebrating what is hoped to be the end of Trump’s presidency. And many Trump supporters are angry, claiming that the election was stolen. The majority of those who voted wanted Trump out. It’s a relief that he won’t be president for another four years, especially for those who were the targets of his […]

Alaskan National Forest Opened Up for Logging

In the latest of the Trump administration environmental protection rollbacks, 17 million acres of the Alaskan Tongass National Forest have been opened up for logging and other development. This is more than half of one of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforests. This forest is also home to century old trees, a rich wildlife, and […]

COVID-19 Surging Again

Trump had been trumpeting that media reports on COVID-19 would end right after the election. Well, contrary to what the current president has said, the election is over, and we are far from “rounding the corner” on this virus. Instead, we are hitting new records. One was broken last Friday, with 82,929 cases reported in […]

We Can’t Let Elections Decide Our Future

Trump and Biden may have their differences, but they both defend this system of capitalism, which profits off the labor of working people and is responsible for the problems we face today.

Getting Rich off of COVID

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, tax revenues for state and local governments that provide services like public hospitals, school systems, and bus and subway service have fallen 13 percent. State and local governments have laws requiring balanced budgets, so local politicians are warning of big cuts to services and big layoffs unless the federal government […]

Argentina: The Left-Wing Government Represses the Poor

October 30, 2020 – Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionnaires, a publication of Etincelle in France On October 29, at dawn, an imposing force of 4,000 police officers intervened to put an end to land occupations in Guernica in the greater Buenos Aires area. They brutally dislodged the inhabitants, burned their hastily built makeshift […]

Dreaming of a Better World

By now, you’ve surely heard about the TikTok video that recently went viral featuring a man cruising on a skateboard, singing along with Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”, and drinking from a bottle of Ocean Spray’s Cran-Raspberry juice. For Nathan Apodaca, it was just another day commuting to his job of almost 20 years working in a […]

Month: November 2020