France: The 2026 Budget: A Jackpot for Bosses!
December 8, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The latest episode in a never-ending parliamentary saga [in France]: the vote on the social security budget! It was passed by a narrow majority (13 votes) of Members of Parliament (MPs) and with the support of the majority of Socialist […]
AHS – The Grinch Stealing Xmas
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Workers throughout Alameda Health System are understandably concerned about the upcoming layoffs, which couldn’t have come at a worse time right before the holidays. Families are waiting to make travel plans and buy gifts, knowing they might not […]
Trump’s Cuts Will Affect All of Us Everywhere
Since taking office in late January, Trump and his anti-worker bureaucrats have already begun to slash and burn many of the programs and resources that we need. Now that Congress has passed and Trump has signed into law what they called their “Big Beautiful Bill,” the larger cuts that we have all worried about are […]
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Shows Whose Side He’s On…Again
The Republican crafted and Trump supported tax and budget bill passed by the House of Representatives and now going to the Senate for debate does many things. The bill keeps taxes low on the rich for years or decades to come and increases funding for the military and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Meanwhile […]
France: Budget Cuts to Volunteer and Social Sectors: A Major Social Shock
April 14, 2025 article from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French As the [French] government announces a new “effort” of €40 to €50 billion ($45 to $56 billion) for the 2026 budget, let’s take a look back at the effects of the already massive cuts that have taken place over the […]
French Prime Minister Bayrou and the Budget: Charming the Markets, Cheating Workers
April 21, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Forty billion euros (more than 45 billion dollars). Last week, [French] Economy Minister Éric Lombard put a figure on the “additional efforts” to be made for the 2026 budget. The government is preparing to take these 40 billion from public […]
It’s Always the Workers Who Sacrifice
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Governor Newsom finally approved a new budget for California’s 2024-25 fiscal year last week. The original budget plan featured state funding for minimum wage increases for healthcare workers starting on July 1st. The wage increases are […]
The Federal Budget – Costs of the Empire
Tax day is coming up soon, which along with every time we look at our paychecks, is a reminder of how much we pay each year – and for what? Despite how much we pay in taxes, everything around us seems to be falling apart, not just roads but bridges and other infrastructure and social […]
Biden’s Budget: It Does Nothing for Workers, and It Won’t Inconvenience the 1%
When President Biden sent his proposed Tax and Budget proposal to Congress on March 11th, he claimed it would end the so-called “trickle down” government economic policies which favor the rich and big corporations. His actual proposals, however, show a huge gap between his rhetoric and the real policy of his administration. To manage the COVID […]
Democrats Unable to Accomplish the Most Essential Things
The Democrats, despite controlling the Presidency and both houses of Congress, are unable to help working people in even the most basic of ways.
Biden’s Budget: Their Democracy is a Sham
This whole budget process is just another reminder that under this system democracy does work — for the ruling class. But it is a total sham for everyone else.