Still Waiting to Get Paid
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. As of January 2023, California law requires that public hospital employers pay an additional one hour of penalty pay every time they force nurses to work through their shifts without meal or rest breaks. Alameda Health […]
Don’t Mourn, Organize! (Poster)
French and Immigrant Workers: Same Bosses, Same Fight!
January 27, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French On January 23, [French] Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau sent an announcement to all [regional authorities], tightening the conditions for foreigners entering and staying in France. Taking the place of a 2012 announcement from Manuel Valls, it will further reinforce the […]
Norovirus at John George: An Unacceptable Situation
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. John George Psychiatric Hospital is currently dealing with a norovirus outbreak, leading to widespread cases of vomiting and diarrhea among patients. Highly contagious infections like norovirus can spread rapidly in enclosed spaces like hospitals, but this […]
1834: Andrew Jackson, Strikebreaker
In 1828, construction was begun on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, a canal proposed to bring coal from the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania to the capitol at Washington, D.C. The C&O Canal company was the builder and faced both engineering and human challenges in constructing the canal. The work involved digging, excavating and building in […]
Workers of All Countries, Now More Than Ever, Solidarity with Palestine!
January 20, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French Last Sunday, for the first time in 470 days, Israel did not bomb Gaza. We can only share the relief of the Palestinian population affected by hunger and epidemics. This ceasefire was conceded by Israel. But there is no doubt […]
Trump’s Guest List: We Know Whose Side He’s On
Trump’s inauguration guest list shows that he serves the capitalists, not the workers.
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution
A revolution started in Egypt on January 25, 2011.
Their Whole System is the Problem — Not Migrants
Trump has now been in power for a week. Since taking office, he has shown very clearly whose interests he intends to represent. Trump’s inauguration was attended by some of the wealthiest and most powerful CEOs in our society, including the three richest men in the world — Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk […]
Stop Deportations, No One is Illegal (English, Spanish, French)
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Leonard Peltier’s Sentence is Commuted! But Don’t Give Biden Credit
As Biden ended his presidential term, one of his last acts was to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous Rights activist. Peltier was active with the American Indian Movement (A.I.M.) and a fighter at Wounded Knee in 1973, which took over a small South Dakota town in a 71-day standoff with federal agents […]
Zuckerberg’s Meta Promotes Gender Based Oppression
In the weeks preceding Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram), directed the company to institute new policies that actually promote oppression based on gender. One such change was to Meta’s Hateful Conduct policy. The new policy still includes bans on some forms of discriminatory speech, […]
Don’t Let Trump’s Chaos Divide Us!
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time on January 20, 2025. In the last few months, since he won the presidential election, his promises and off-handed threats are confusing and unsettling. Annex Canada and Greenland? Seize the Panama Canal? Trump’s rants have also been scary. He has […]
Book Review – Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
In her many books, sociologist Arlie Russell-Hochschild has emphasized the role that human emotions play as people interact with the larger world around them. Whether bringing to light the effects that work and economic necessity have on the family and gender roles or connecting human feelings of loss to the rise of the political right, […]
Bay Area “Sickout” for Palestine
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Last Monday, January 6th, healthcare care workers in the Bay Area and across the country called attention to the ongoing genocide in Gaza by calling out sick from work in large numbers–known as a “sickout.” The […]
What’s Kaiser Planning?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Once more, Kaiser management is planning changes to our jobs while not asking for anyone’s feedback, which negatively impacts our work. For the last year, a threat has been looming on the horizon, and now it […]
AHS Board Ignores Workers
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. On January 8th, the Alameda Health System Board of Directors met to discuss their financial plans for the year. For the third time, AHS workers and Alameda County residents showed up to speak to the board, […]
Energy Companies Profit, and We Pay the Price!
BGE (Baltimore Gas and Electric Company) is increasing their prices for gas and electricity again, and Baltimore area residents will be paying through the nose. BGE is owned by Exelon, a national corporation that rakes in profits from its energy sales. According to Exelon’s 2024 financial report, BGE made $423 million in profits for Exelon […]
Trump’s Coronation on Martin Luther King Day
The coincidence of Trump’s inauguration and Martin Luther King Day shows the stark contrast between the hateful policies of Trump and the civil rights activism of MLK.
Trump Election Made Ultra-Wealthy Wealthier
Trump’s election made the ultra-wealthy even wealthier, as the stock market anticipated higher profits under the Trump administration.
Global Temperatures Higher Than Ever
12-month average global temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial averages in 2024. Capitalism is competely failing to prevent climate catastrophe.
Los Angeles Fires: Their System Cannot Protect Us
The massive fires ripping across Los Angeles have brought unprecedented levels of destruction. At least 24 people are dead, and more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed, from homes, and businesses, to schools, apartment buildings, and vehicles. About 200,000 people are under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County. The total damage so far has been […]
New Orleans: The Chickens Come Home to Roost
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar drove a pickup truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans where thousands were still celebrating the new year. After killing at least 14 and injuring dozens more, he got out of the truck and died in a shootout with police. Once it appeared […]
Unhoused Population Reaches New High
The latest data on homelessness from the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that the number of unhoused in the U.S. increased by 18% over just the past year, to at least 770,000. Analysts correctly note that the end of Covid-era eviction protections plus a surge in immigrants to a few urban areas like […]
El asesinato del CEO muestra la ira contra todo su sistema
El asesinato de Brian Thompson, director general de United Healthcare, ha sido recibido con una avalancha de ira contra la industria de seguros médicos. En todas las redes sociales, entre amigos, en los lugares de trabajo y más allá, la gente ha expresado su indignación por el hecho de que el sector de los seguros […]