Education – Another Covid Casualty
In a society that prioritized the life and health of all people, every person would have access to a free education that empowered them to reach their full potential. But under capitalism, the purpose of education is to keep schools open so that the economy keeps going and the profits keep rolling in.
COVID Increases Forced Dislocation From South America
The COVID pandemic, on top of all of the longstanding economic instability, is causing record levels of forced migration from South America into the United States.
Oakland School District Threatens to Shut Down 16 Schools Within Two Years
While there may be some people who look at our schools and see them as a money-making opportunity, these schools are our schools. It is not their decision to make — it is ours. We must link up across school communities to stand side by side and say, “no school closures!”
Oakland Students Stand Up For Safety and Face Backlash – Courtesy of Kamala Harris
Punitive measures against truancy set in place by Kamala Harris, are now being leveled against students in Oakland who have had the audacity to demand that their schools provide real safety protection.
Peru: Repsol Oil Spill Sends People into the Streets
On January 15, a major oil spill covered the northern beaches of Lima, Peru. The oil spill came from an oil refinery belonging to the Spanish multinational Repsol and was linked to the eruption of the Tonga volcano. The company has not taken responsibility, nor has it taken any significant measures to clean up the […]
The Capital of Indonesia is Sinking; Climate Change is to Blame
Indonesians can no longer have their capital in the coastline city of Jakarta because they are literally struggling to stay above water from the impacts of climate change.
Algeria: Socialist Workers’ Party Suspended. No To Repression!
The Algerian Socialist Workers’ Party was suspended. This is an act of repression that must be opposed.
Great Powers Play Deadly Serious War Games over Ukraine
A war over between NATO countries and Russia over Ukraine does not benefit the people of any country.
Guadeloupe and Martinique: The Social Revolt: An Example to Follow!
Some striking workers in Guadeloupe have won concessions from the government.
New CDC Guidelines – Based on Science or the Economy?
Are the CDC’s new looser guidelines based on science, or economic considerations?
The battle over 5G: Profit over Safety
The aviation and telecommunication industries have come into conflict over 5G.
The Real Cause of the Crisis in Our Hospitals: Greed (New York Times)
The following video report was put out by the New York Times. It is a rare piece of journalism that shares the voices and concerns of nurses working throughout the pandemic, and clearly shows that the greed of for-profit hospitals is the primary cause of the nationwide shortage of nurses working in hospitals at this […]
Denver: Grocery Workers Strike at King Soopers
Since Wednesday, Jan. 12th, more than 8,000 workers in the Denver metro area at King Soopers, a grocery chain store owned by Kroger, have been on strike against low wages and poor working conditions.
New COVID Vaccine Saving Lives, Not Profit
A new COVID vaccine is in the works that is intended to be produced at a low cost and with no patent protections, making it capable for others to produce it.
Frontlines: Fast Food Worker Hell
The voice of a fast food worker that faced degrading working conditions and low pay.
BART: Infections Everywhere, Safety Nowhere
Workers at the Bay Area Rapid Transit system are confronted with the challenges of the latest COVID surge.
France: Let Them Hear Our Anger!
On January 13, teachers in the National Education system went on strike en masse. Even the leading parents’ federation had called for children not to go to school.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Still Inspiring
In 1943, Jewish people stood up and fought back heroically in the Warsaw ghetto uprising against all odds and the Nazi’s plant to exterminate them.
Supreme Court Stops OSHA from Protecting Workers
The Supreme Court just voted down vaccine mandates, undermining the ability of OSHA to maintain a safe working environment.
States Hoard $5.2 Billion in Assistance Meant for People in Need
An investigation by Propublica published in Dec. 2021 reported that over $5.2 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is being hoarded by some states and not being distributed to people in need. At the same time the states withheld these funds, childhood poverty went from 14.4% to 16.1% and from 9.4% to 10.4% […]
Climate Change: Costing Us Billions
Not only have extreme weather events from the climate crisis brought about tremendous destruction to lives and the environment, they have also brought on billions of dollars in damage.
Maryland Vaccine Roll-Out Shows Limits to a Humane Public Health Response under Capitalism
Hundreds of Marylanders are being notified that they may have received ineffective vaccine doses.
The Struggle in Guadeloupe: Vaccinated or Not – Stand United!
The government has chosen force and repression rather than dialogue. But we know French colonialism has that habit: it would rather to scorn us, and humiliate us, than discuss with us. That is French colonialism.
An Oakland School Teacher – On the Pandemic Frontlines
The first few months of this school year were exhausting and demoralizing for educators, as staffing shortages and the COVID Delta variant impacted our schools. The politicians at all levels pushed for schools to reopen, proclaiming that this was vital for students’ academic progress and emotional well-being. It is absolutely true that students are in […]
Are the U.S. and Russia Heading to War?
The United States and Russia have been recklessly moving towards war while using Ukraine as a tool.
Students Face Debt Crisis—But We Can Fight It
Students and graduates today face a massive burden of debt, while the government, banks, and loan servicers profit.
There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote
“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden. His claim that the election was stolen led to legal challenges to vote counts across the country. More often than not the handful of votes that were counted incorrectly were for Biden, not Trump. Yet still, in poll […]
A Happy Healthy, New Year?
Let’s coordinate so we can work together and reclaim our power from the capitalists. Here is a good resolution for 2022: risk everything to gain everything.
From the Frontlines: COVID-Testing Staffing Hell
A personal account from a worker at a COVID testing clinic.
Ocean Warming Breaks Annual Increase Record: Equivalent to 440 Billion Continuously Running Toasters
The rapidly warming of the oceans, and the consequences that come along with it, are yet another reminder for us that we cannot continue to dump greenhouse gasses into the ecosystem without expecting huge consequences.
Biden’s Free Masks and Tests – Too Little Too Late
The reason that free or affordable tests and masks haven’t been available in the U.S. until now is the same reason we’ve been stuck in this COVID crisis – this system prioritizes profits above health and safety.
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL • ONLINE FORUM • FEBRUARY 1, 2022 at 1pm (PST)
International Webinar February 1, 2022 In order to attend, register below: https://bit.ly/iwa-2022 1:00pm SF, 4:00pm NYC, 6:00pm Rio De Janeiro, 9:00pm London, 11:00pm Johannesburg, 6:00am Tokyo
Un nuevo año, una nueva oleada, el mismo sistema fallido
Por mucho que todo el mundo esperara que el año 2022 pudiera ser el comienzo de una nueva fase en esta pandemia, a cada paso las prioridades de este sistema siguen prolongándola.
Don’t Just Look Up – Get Involved
“Don’t Look Up” shows that we cannot rely on politicians and the rich to solve our problems.
After Boric’s Election, Where is Chile Going?
An analysis of the victory of the Chilean political situation after the election of Gabriel Boric.
Deadly Apartment Fires: Mass Murders for Profit
On January 5, a fire in a Philadelphia row house killed twelve people, nine of them children. Only days later, another fire in the Bronx, New York, killed another nineteen people, nine of them children, seriously injuring 44 more. These fires were not caused primarily by careless people or unattended children. They were caused by […]
Kazakhstan: Support the Popular Revolt!
The people of Kazakhstan are rising up against the dictatorship of their government and Russian intervention.
A Report from the Frontline: Teaching during COVID in a Baltimore County Public School
A teacher in Baltimore gives a report about conditions in schools during the pandemic.
A New Year, a New Surge, the Same Bankrupt System
As much as everyone hoped 2022 might be the beginning of a new phase in this pandemic, at every turn the priorities of this system continue to prolong it.
Theranos Conviction Shows that Lying and Fraud are Part of the System
The Theranos verdict not only shows that profits and investors matter more than people in this society. It also shows once again that lying and fraud are an everyday part of life in our capitalist economy.
January 6: Biden’s Strange View of Democracy
When Joe Biden decries that “democracy was attacked” on January 6th of last year, what democracy is he talking about?
Workers At Kellogg’s End 11 Week Strike
On December, 27th, after two and a half months on strike, workers at Kellogg’s voted to ratify a five year contract and return to work.
Hours In Line for a COVID Test…Maybe
Why is that after almost two years of the pandemic, it is so challenging to get a COVID test that many have to wait in line for hours?
Candle Factory and Amazon: Guilty of Murder
The bosses hunger for profits was greater than their concern for the well-being of their workers, leaving 14 people dead in recent tornadoes.
Chile: Extreme-Right Defeated, But the Fight Must Continue
In the recent election in Chile, Gabriel Boric has defeated the right-wing candidate, but does not represent the working class.