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We Can’t Accept Their System of War and Destruction

The U.S. military has reignited its totally unnecessary, brutal war on Iran. In just the past several days, U.S. forces have struck more than 300 targets across the country, deliberately hitting bridges, power plants, and civilian infrastructure — clear war crimes — and killing dozens more people in this latest round of strikes. Trump has […]

From Star Wars to Golden Dome – Same Old Story

In the early 1980s the President at the time, Ronald Reagan, proposed that the U.S. embark on a project called SDI, or the Strategic Defense Initiative. It would be a missile defense shield designed to use satellites and high-tech missiles to detect and then shoot down inter-continental ballistic nuclear missiles from the Soviet Union. Although […]

No Supreme Court Decision Will Decide Our Future

The United States Supreme Court has come out with a series of decisions that are immensely consequential for millions of people throughout the country. Birthright citizenship and immigration policy Six Supreme Court justices agreed that the constitution grants citizenship to all people born in the United States. This decision defied the wishes of the Trump […]

Fireworks: Blowing Off Steam from the Pressure-Cooker!

Many people use July 4th, and sometimes other holidays like Memorial Day and New Year’s Eve, whether they feel patriotic or not, to blow off steam and have a good time, using fireworks. There are big displays organized by government or civic organizations. Certainly, many of us find bright colors against a night sky and […]

After Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, States Scramble to Fund Healthcare

States and local governments are beginning to experience the effects of cuts to Medicaid funding. Earlier this year, due to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, Medicaid funding will be cut by $911 billion over 10 years, resulting in an estimated 10 million people losing coverage. In response, various measures have been proposed on a state and local […]

Ms. Rachel Advocates for All – Where’s Everyone Else?

If you’re close to someone under five years old then you’ve probably heard of the viral YouTube Netflix star, Ms. Rachel. The early childhood educator and musical performer has now reached 20.4 million followers on YouTube and gotten 16.4 billion views. Babies and toddlers all over the world access educational content and feel connected to […]

Orgullo: Nadie es libre hasta que todos seamos libres

Junio es el Mes del Orgullo, cuando la comunidad LGBTQ+ celebra su inquebrantable resiliencia frente a la discriminación y los ataques violentos. El aumento de la legislación contra las personas queer, los crímenes de odio y la retórica de la derecha forma parte de una estrategia más amplia de la derecha de la clase dominante […]

Su codicia es un ataque a nuestras necesidades

Nuestras vidas están bajo ataque, pero no por parte de potencias extranjeras que, según dicen los que están en el poder, amenazan nuestro bienestar. Sino por parte de quienes tienen el poder en esta sociedad. Decenas de millones de personas en todo el país están pasando apuros económicos y les resulta difícil o imposible cubrir […]

Bay Area Community Organizing Meeting 7/16

NO COAL IN OAKLAND! NO ICE IN THE BAY! NO CUTS TO HEALTHCARE! While we face increasing attacks across the country, there are two projects that impact the Bay Area under consideration – a massive coal terminal in West Oakland, and an ICE detention facility in Dublin. Join us to learn more and get involved […]

Trump Escalates Cuba Sanctions with EO 14404

At the beginning of May, Trump signed Executive Order 14404, imposing yet another host of sanctions on Cuba, in addition to the existing oil blockade. The Executive Order is titled “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy,” and significantly expands the U.S. sanctions regime […]

The Ebola Outbreak as a Legacy of Imperialism

A new Ebola outbreak is spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. Hundreds have already died, and health authorities are racing to contain the disease. For many outside Africa, outbreaks like this are seen as another unfortunate but inevitable natural disaster. A dangerous virus appears, people become infected, and the world watches […]

Se necesitará más que las elecciones para responder a sus ataques

En las próximas semanas y meses, la mayoría de los estados terminarán de celebrar sus elecciones primarias antes de las elecciones de mitad de mandato de noviembre. De los muchos candidatos que se postulan para diversos cargos en sus estados, muchos demócratas y algunos republicanos e independientes han expresado sus críticas hacia la administración Trump. […]

Pollute More and Get Paid

California is giving free emission permits, allowing big polluters to pollute more and reducing the money available for transit, housing, and other programs.

Los dos hombres que creen que pueden gobernar el mundo

La reciente reunión en China entre Trump y el presidente chino, Xi Jinping, acaparó la atención de los medios de comunicación de todo el mundo. Se informó con todo detalle sobre el lugar de la reunión, lo que comieron y quiénes los acompañaron. Se presentó como el encuentro entre las dos superpotencias mundiales, con el […]

What is Happening with the General Strike in Bolivia?

This is a translation of a synthesis of three articles by Rafael Santos of the Partido Obrero (Workers’ Party) in Argentina, published on its website, Prensa Obrera on May 23, 2026. Its analyses are those of a Trotskyist current, with information and perspective that should be interesting to our readership. Why are the Bolivian people […]

It Will Take More Than Elections to Respond to Their Attacks

Over the next few weeks and months, most states will finish holding their primary elections before the midterms in November. Of the many candidates running for various positions in their states, many Democrats and a few Republicans and independents have expressed their criticism of the Trump administration. Some talk about the so-called affordability crisis, or […]

Statement on the June 2nd Primary Election for California Governor

On June 2, California holds its primary election for Governor. The two leading Democrats are Xavier Becerra, a longtime Democrat who served 24 years as a California Congressman and then as Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services Director, and Tom Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager and major Democratic donor who ran unsuccessfully […]

Bay Area Air Quality Hearings – Who Talks? And Who Is Really Listening?

The following is a report-back from a Bay Area resident, regarding their experience attending a hearing on a proposed ban on gas water heaters. May 6th started out like it was going to be a typical board meeting at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. What is typical? Well, one Wednesday a month for […]

Selma – The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues

On Saturday, May 16, an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in Selma, Alabama against the various efforts to attack people’s voting rights. People from all over the South came to take a stand against the suppression of their votes. The protest took place at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, which was not an accident given […]

I Love Boosters: Working Class Revolution in Technicolor

Boots Riley’s new film, I Love Boosters, presents a striking critique of capitalism through a dazzling, surreal fantasy world. The movie centers on three young women who steal racks of clothing from a chain of high end fashion stores and resell them at bargain prices in their community. These “boosters” see theft as both a form […]

Project Hail Mary Review – The Fiction of Government Competence

One of the big blockbuster hits this month has been Project Hail Mary, based on the book by Andy Weir, who also wrote The Martian. Like The Martian, Project Hail Mary is a sci-fi story that follows a funny, likeable narrator (played by Ryan Gosling in the movie) who finds himself far away from Earth. Also […]

Pro-Israel District Attorney Recused for Conflict of Interests in Stanford 11 Trial

In June 2024, twelve Stanford University students occupied the Stanford president’s office, demanding the school divest from Israel amidst the genocide in Palestine. Five of those twelve students were criminally charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy to trespass – disproportionately punitive charges when compared to the actual alleged cost of damages. The first trial was declared […]

Speak Out Now National Newsletter: May 18, 2026

Download .pdf leafletDownload .pdf leaflet (Baltimore, Maryland)Download .pdf leaflet (The Triangle, North Carolina) The Two Men Who Believe They Can Rule the World The recent meeting in China between Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping, filled the world’s media. Where they met, what they ate, and who traveled with them were covered in detail. It […]

The Two Men Who Believe They Can Rule the World

The recent meeting in China between Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping, filled the world’s media. Where they met, what they ate, and who traveled with them were covered in detail. It was presented as the meeting of the world’s two superpowers, aimed at maintaining a peaceful relationship while they compete for the world’s markets […]

¿Quién sale ganando y quién sale perdiendo en su guerra contra Irán?

Desde finales de febrero, las fuerzas estadounidenses e israelíes han lanzado una guerra brutal contra Irán, lanzando más de 30 000 bombas y matando a más de 3400 personas. Aunque dicen que solo atacan objetivos militares, han bombardeado barrios enteros, escuelas y hospitales, dejándolos en ruinas y desestabilizando por completo a toda la sociedad. Y […]

Nos quitan el derecho al voto: ¡un ataque contra todos nosotros!

El 29 de abril, la Corte Suprema destrozó la Ley de Derechos Electorales, que el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles logró hace décadas. En un fallo de 6 contra 3, echó por tierra la sección que prohíbe la discriminación electoral por motivos raciales. El fallo de los seis jueces conservadores ha hecho que sea prácticamente […]

¡Todos a la calle por el Primero de Mayo — ¡No a la normalidad de siempre!

Este viernes, 1 de mayo, los trabajadores de todo el mundo celebrarán el Primero de Mayo, también conocido como el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores. Y en EE. UU., hay un llamado nacional a la protesta masiva contra todos los ataques de la administración Trump bajo el lema «¡Ni trabajo, ni escuela, ni normalidad de […]

San Francisco: Trump Admin Closes Immigration Courts, We Must Oppose This Attack!

For nearly 80 years, the immigration court at 100 Montgomery Street in San Francisco’s Financial District has processed the asylum claims and immigration applications of hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world. Earlier this year, the Justice Department declared its intention to close the court at the end of the calendar year. […]

Stay Tuned – For No Union Updates

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. With no updates from the county supervisors’ ad hoc committee, workers are desperate for news about what is happening with the planned layoffs that are now barely a month away! Unfortunately the union “updates” leave us with more […]

Who is Zé Maria?

Longtime Brazilian industrial union leader and political activist faces a two-year prison sentence for speech in defense of Palestinian liberation. By PSTU – Brazil Published on May 8, 2026 and reprinted from the Workers’ Voice website. The trajectory of José Maria de Almeida, Zé Maria, is intertwined with the recent history of the Brazilian workers’ […]

Who Wins and Who Loses from Their War on Iran?

Since late February, U.S. and Israeli forces have launched a brutal war on Iran, dropping over 30,000 bombs and killing more than 3,400 people. While they have claimed to only attack military targets, they have bombed whole neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals, reducing them to rubble and totally destabilizing the whole society. And despite so-called “ceasefires,” […]

Plan to Cut Disability Benefits from Low-Income Families

A ProPublica investigation revealed a new change proposed by the Trump administration that would cut Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for up to 400,000 Americans with disabilities. The SSI system provides a very modest basic income to adults who are unable to work due to severe disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, or blindness. The maximum monthly […]

The War on Iran Means a Crisis of Fuel and Food Worldwide

On May 5th, an oil tanker called the New Corolla arrived off the coast of Los Angeles, California. It was the last shipment of oil headed for California to pass through the Strait of Hormuz before the beginning of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran over 2 months ago. It might be shocking to […]

A Lifeline Under Threat: The Attack on Medication Abortion By Mail 

On May 4, the U.S. Supreme Court restored temporary, nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Amidst escalating threats to abortion access, the order would allow those seeking abortions to obtain the pill without an in-person visit to the doctor.  The restoration comes days after a federal appeals court sided with the State of Louisiana […]

The Fight over Spirit Airlines’ Future 

Last week, Spirit, a budget airline carrier, cancelled all flights and announced that the airline would be shut down. The airline, originally one of the most profitable in the country, struggled to maintain its profitability amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and had filed for bankruptcy. The recent increase in gas prices due to the U.S.-Israel war on […]

France: No to Attacks on Workers! Raise Wages and Ban Layoffs!

May 4, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On May 1, nearly 300,000 people demonstrated across [France] for International Workers’ Day, reminding us that only our solidarity can help us stand up to attacks by employers. A mobilization that some would love to see disappear! Former Prime Minister […]

Bay Area (Sun, June 7): Public Meeting to Kickoff Our Summer Organizing Campaign

IT’S UP TO US! Join the kickoff meeting for our summer organizing campaign on Sunday, June 7th in Berkeley to:Stand up to their attacks!Save Alameda Health System!Protect Public Transit!Keep ICE Out of the Bay! Speak Out Summer Organizing Kickoff Meeting in BERKELEY: Sunday, June 7th at 3 PM (doors open 2:45pm)Judge Henry Ramsey Jr. Center2939 […]

Speak Out Now National Newsletter: May 4, 2026

Download .pdf leafletDownload .pdf leaflet (Baltimore, Maryland)Download .pdf leaflet (The Triangle, North Carolina) Stripping Our Right to Vote – an Attack on All of Us! On April 29, the Supreme Court ransacked the Voting Rights Act, which was won by the Civil Rights Movement decades ago. In a 6-3 ruling, it undermined the section which […]

Stripping Our Right to Vote – an Attack on All of Us!

On April 29, the Supreme Court ransacked the Voting Rights Act, which was won by the Civil Rights Movement decades ago. In a 6-3 ruling, it undermined the section which outlaws voter discrimination on the basis of race. The ruling by the six conservative judges has made it essentially impossible to prove that electoral maps […]

The Whole World is a Casino

Earlier this month, an account on Polymarket, one of the most popular prediction market websites, bought €100 (about 117 USD) worth of shares betting that the highest temperature in Paris would exceed 18°C on April 15. Shortly after, the weather station referenced by Polymarket showed, for a few minutes, temperatures well above 18°C (around 64°F), and […]

Rally with Workers to Stop the Layoffs!

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Join AHS workers and fellow community members on May 5th from 4-6pm for a rally outside the AHS executives’ Jack London Square offices! AHS executives are spending millions of taxpayer dollars on waterfront offices, despite already having perfectly […]

No End to War: the U.S. Government’s Betrayal of Its Afghan Allies

After effectively ending Afghan resettlement under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), the Trump administration has discussed sending up to 1,100 Afghans (including more than 400 children) who supported the U.S. military during the war on Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Qatar, where they have been living for over a year. Those […]