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 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 […]
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 […]
Su brutal guerra pone de manifiesto las prioridades de su sistema
Esta devastadora guerra contra el pueblo de Irán, librada por los regímenes asesinos de Estados Unidos e Israel, se ha prolongado durante dos semanas, afectando a más de 6.000 lugares en todo Irán, matando a más de mil civiles y desplazando a unos 3,2 millones de personas. Han atacado una escuela primaria para niñas, matando […]
Una guerra contra el mundo y una guerra contra nosotros
Estados Unidos está llevando a cabo otro ataque masivo contra los pueblos de Oriente Medio. Trump ha declarado que va a derrocar al régimen gobernante de Irán. El ejército estadounidense, junto con Israel, ha llevado a cabo bombardeos masivos y ataques con misiles en todo Irán. Israel también está llevando a cabo un bombardeo masivo […]
¡No a la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra el pueblo de Irán!
Junto con Israel, Estados Unidos inició su campaña de bombardeos asesinos contra el pueblo de Irán. Un día después de que comenzaran los ataques, Trump anunció que el líder de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, había sido asesinado junto con varios otros líderes militares y políticos clave de Irán. Hasta ahora, Estados Unidos e Israel […]
Los multimillonarios provocan el caos. ¡Nosotros podemos detenerlo!
Miremos donde miremos, el gobierno de EE. UU. y los multimillonarios a quienes sirven nos atacan día tras día. Están recortando presupuestos y reduciendo nuestras redes de seguridad social, trabajando para reemplazar los empleos con IA y robots, eliminando regulaciones para extraer y usar más combustibles fósiles que destruyen el clima, y sitiando ciudades con […]
United Left Platform: Wars on the People
Repression and Resistance at Home and Abroad April 9, 2026 @ 8:00-9:30pm ET / 5:00-6:30pm PT Register here!! UNITED LEFT PLATFORM, an alliance of revolutionary socialist organizations, invites you to a webinar with an activist panel on confronting anti-immigrant terror and attacks on democratic rights at home, and U.S. imperial crimes around the world. The […]
Their Brutal War Shows the Priorities of Their System
This devastating war on the people of Iran by the murderous regimes of the U.S. and Israel has continued for two weeks, hitting over 6,000 locations across Iran, killing over one thousand civilians and displacing an estimated 3.2 million people. They have struck an elementary school for girls, killing at least 170 people, mostly young […]
Paramount-Warner-Brothers Merger Continues Media Centralization
After months of a back-and-forth bidding war between Netflix and Paramount-Skydance, Netflix last week chose not to counter Paramount-Skydance’s latest offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for these two giant media companies to merge. While Paramount-Skydance is a social media/entertainment entity, the financing for the deal comes mostly from Oracle, an I.T. giant […]
A War on the World and A War on Us
The U.S. is carrying out another massive attack on the people of the Middle East. Trump has declared that he is going to change the ruling regime of Iran. The U.S. military, along with Israel, has carried out massive bombing and missile attacks across Iran. Israel is also carrying out a massive bombing in Lebanon […]
No to U.S.-Israel War on the People of Iran!
Together with Israel, the United States began its murderous bombing campaign against the people of Iran. A day after the strikes began, Trump announced that Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with several other key military and political leaders of Iran. Thus far, the U.S. and Israel have bombed over 2,000 targets in […]
The Epstein Files: Abuse, Power, and No Consequences
What we are seeing with the latest release from the Epstein files is not a breakthrough, but a burial. As of January 30, 3.5 million pages are now public, but no prosecutions, reforms, or consequences have come with them. This is not an accident. The release has been carefully separated from real justice, trying to […]
Billionaires Create the Chaos. We Can Stop It!
Everywhere we look, the U.S. government and the billionaires they serve are attacking us day after day. They are slashing budgets and cutting our social safety nets, working to replace jobs with AI and robots, cutting regulations to dig for and use more climate-destroying fossil fuels, and laying siege to cities with armed, masked ICE […]
¡Minneapolis demuestra el poder que todos tenemos!
El viernes 23 de Enero de 2026, decenas de miles de personas se reunieron en Minneapolis para un segundo día de manifestaciones masivas bajo el lema «No al trabajo, no a la escuela, no a las compras, no al ICE». Las escuelas cerraron, cientos de pequeñas empresas cerraron y miles de trabajadores no acudieron a […]
¡Minneapolis nos muestra que todo depende de nosotros!
Los matones enmascarados del ICE, que han invadido la región de Minneapolis durante las últimas semanas, han llevado a cabo otra ejecución descarada. El sábado, los agentes del ICE asesinaron a Alex Pretti, un enfermero de la UCI de 37 años que trabajaba en el Hospital VA de Minneapolis y era ciudadano estadounidense. Estaba grabando […]
2026: Todos nosotros contra la clase multimillonaria
El año 2026 ha comenzado con la administración Trump intensificando su brutalidad contra la población y aumentando sus amenazas al mundo. Están trazando una línea en la arena: por un lado está la diminuta clase de multimillonarios y quienes los protegen, y por el otro, el resto de nosotros. La dirección que tomen las cosas […]
There’s No Denying Reality
The shitstorm that flies out of the White House has caused many people to turn away from reading, watching, or listening to what is called “the news.” What’s the point? The threats of war, promises of peace, and declarations of peace while a war rages all seem aimed at creating an atmosphere of chaos. Small […]
Trump, AI, and the Capitalist Restructuring of Education
download .pdf A major restructuring of education is underway nationwide, at both federal and state levels, to better align education with shifting economic needs. There are several converging factors increasing the momentum and magnitude of this restructuring, including declining birth rates, low enrollment, federal and state budget cuts, greater curriculum control and political repression. And […]
Minneapolis Shows the Power We All Have!
Last Friday, tens of thousands of people gathered in Minneapolis for a second day of No Work, No School, No Shopping, No ICE mass demonstrations. Schools shut down and hundreds of small businesses closed, and thousands of workers did not go to work. And this time, Minneapolis called on cities across the country to do […]
Minneapolis Shows It is Up to Us!
The murdering, masked ICE thugs, who’ve invaded the Minneapolis region for the past weeks, have carried out another blatant execution. On Saturday, ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse working at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, and a U.S. citizen. He was filming ICE on his phone as they attacked a woman on […]
There IS Fraud!
In recent weeks there has been a lot of attention on sensational claims of large-scale fraud, in this case supposedly perpetrated by the Somali-American community concentrated in Minneapolis. The latest episode of scapegoating against Somali Americans was prompted by a viral video created by a rightwing youtuber. While the video is full of distortions and […]
2026: It’s All of Us vs. the Billionaire Class
2026 has begun with the Trump administration escalating their brutality against the population and increasing their threats to the world. They are drawing a line in the sand: it is the tiny class of billionaires and those who protect them on one side, and the rest of us on the other. Which direction things continue […]
Corporate Donors Fund Trump’s $300 Million White House Ballroom
Last month in October, Trump’s destructive chaos reached the White House itself, where he began a demolition of the East Wing. His ultimate plan is to replace it with a $300 million dollar ballroom, which will span 90,000 square feet and be capable of accommodating 1,000 guests. The ballroom is intended to host galas, dinners, […]
US Bailout for Argentina: Workers and Farmers Pay the Price
While a Republican government shutdown halts services and threatens healthcare for millions, the White House has no problem finding $20 or $40 billion for things it wants. But the money isn’t for struggling Americans. Instead, it’s for a bailout intended to help prop up Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, and a couple of Treasury Secretary […]
¡Tenemos que oponernos al terror de ICE de Trump!
La administración Trump sigue desplegando agentes federales sobre la población, aterrorizando a las comunidades de inmigrantes en todo el país. ICE ha arrestado a más de 200 000 personas desde enero y, a pesar de las afirmaciones de la administración, estas redadas no están dirigidas a los delincuentes. La gran mayoría de las personas detenidas […]
Despite Limitations, No Kings #2 Again Shows Our Potential
On October 18, for the second time in 5 months, millions filled the streets in opposition to Trump and his reactionary agenda. This was the second No Kings Day, and if anything, these protests were even larger than the one on June 14. Although demonstrations like these – largely organized by Democratic Party aligned groups […]
No New War On Drugs, No War On Venezuela!
Early on Tuesday, September 7th, U.S. President Trump posted footage of a missile strike on what the government has claimed – without providing any evidence – was a boat carrying narcotics to the U.S. Eleven people were confirmed to be on board. Any evidence that they were cartel members or that they were in fact carrying […]
McCarthyism Returns to U.S. Immigration Policy
The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued new guidelines regarding an immigration officer’s ability to deport or deny entry to immigrants if they are determined to have committed “anti-American” speech or are involved with an organization which promotes anti-American ideology. The agency is in charge of processing immigration, asylum, and refugee applications, issuing (or denying) […]
Trump’s Attack on the Smithsonian Is Historical Revisionism
Earlier this week, Trump escalated his attacks on the Smithsonian, along with several other museums in Washington, D.C. He claimed that the institution overemphasizes “how bad slavery was.” He called on the Secretary of the Smithsonian for a thorough review to ensure the elimination of so-called “anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian and its subsidiary museums, […]
We Must Resist Their Militarization of Society!
Since August 11th, in response to Trump’s blatant lies about a so-called “crime invasion,” hundreds of National Guard troops and armed federal agents have descended upon Washington D.C, patrolling the city, intimidating, harassing, and arresting anyone they can. And now some right wing governors in other states have said they also plan to send hundreds […]
Trump and Epstein Are Only Two of the Many Predators We Need to Get Rid Of
Donald Trump and his administration have been engulfed in yet another scandal. But unlike previous scandals, this one is creating real divisions among many of his supporters. The issue today centers on Trump’s refusal to release information regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and his recent mocking of many supporters who were hoping to get transparency on this […]
Texas Tragedy: A Glimpse of What’s to Come
Last week, torrential rainfall ripped through Kerr County, Texas, causing catastrophic flooding. More than a summer’s worth of rain fell on the region in a few hours, raising the water level of the Guadalupe River from 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes during the middle of the night. People were not adequately […]
Trump’s Attack on Education: An Acceleration of a Decades-Long Assault
Introduction As part of the Trump administration’s overall strategy of gutting federal programs and social services, suppressing free speech, and criminalizing resistance, they have especially targeted education at every level. They have placed the Department of Education on the chopping block, whose funds primarily serve students with disabilities and low-income school districts. They have used […]
From Iran to Palestine: Stop Trump and Netanyahu’s Never-Ending Imperialist War!
June 23, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On Saturday, the United States bombed Iran’s main nuclear sites. Trump has thus taken Netanyahu’s war policy to a whole new level. And Israel has already been bombing Iran for ten days, after attacking Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen, while the […]
Oppose the U.S.-Israel War on Iran!
The decision by the Trump administration to order the bombing of Iran is a criminal act of unprovoked violence. This attack makes the prospect of a wider war in the region, and possibly the world, more likely. Israel began this latest assault on Iran on June 12, claiming it was an act of self defense, […]
Trump’s Military Parade Flop
On Saturday, June 14th, Donald Trump held a military parade in Washington to celebrate his 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the formation of the U.S. Army. The parade featured armored tanks, helicopters, and historical military equipment. It had more than 6,000 uniformed troops, dozens of tanks and howitzers, hundreds of armored vehicles and […]
Trump’s Cuts Will Impact Safety of Healthcare Workers
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Amidst the chaos and headlines surrounding the Trump administration, one devastating budget cut has quietly flown under the radar. As it stands, the Trump administration has proposed slashing the budget of the National Institute for Occupational […]
Fightback Against Trump’s Attacks: Where could it go from here?
In recent weeks the Trump administration has ramped up efforts to terrorize, detain and deport immigrant workers. Urged by top immigration officials to “turn the creative knob up to 11,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have begun widespread raids on workplaces, farms, sporting events, nightclubs, schools, and more. They were instructed to “push the […]
The Democrats Helped Bring Trump to Power — They Are Not a Solution to the Problems We Face
download {8.5×11} {as small booklet} Introduction Since Trump’s second term began, there has been a rapid acceleration of authoritarianism and an all out assault on working people and oppressed groups: firing federal workers, gutting social services, closing federal agencies, carrying out mass arrests of immigrants, shredding the human rights of LGBTQ+ people, and much more, […]
Together We Can Stand Up to ICE and All of the Attacks!
Across the country, the Trump administration is sending heavily militarized ICE agents to rip apart immigrant communities. They have snatched and dragged people away in unmarked vans, with officers in plain clothes, masked, and providing no identification. They have deported dozens of immigrants to brutal prisons in other countries. They have targeted children as young […]
Los Angeles Protests: Together We Have the Power to Stand Up to ICE and All of the Attacks Against Us
As the Trump administration continues to escalate its aggressive attack on immigrants across the country, working-class communities have been left on their own to defend themselves. As the Democrats continue to offer little more than feckless words of opposition, the protests in Los Angeles have shown that the so-called guardrails to this administration — the […]
Event Video (June 22, 2025): Trump’s Program of Deportations and Border Militarization
An online discussion with Todd Miller Speak Out Socialists Public Meetings From Obama to Biden to Trump, the U.S. has carried out aggressive anti-immigrant deportation programs and border militarization. Now, Trump has accelerated these attacks into a full-scale militarized assault on immigrants and anyone who attempts to resist their authoritarian regime. Join us to discuss […]
New Federal Budget Will Massively Expand ICE Terrorism
At the same time as House and Senate Republicans mull over just how much funding should be cut away from crucial public services like Medicaid or Social Security, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem went in front of Congress to justify a $175 billion budget. Should the budget pass, it would make ICE (Immigration Customs […]
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 […]
Multi-Million CECOT Mega-Prison: We All Pay the Price
The Trump administration continues to attack many of our basic rights. Trump has looked admiringly to Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, particularly in light of the usage of the notorious mega-prison, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). As it stands now, the U.S. has already sent hundreds of immigrants to CECOT without trial and […]
Trump Administration’s Latest Horrifying Plan for Migrants: Deport Them to Libya
The Trump administration is in talks with several African nations, most notably Libya, in an attempt to secure a deal similar to the one already in place with El Salvador. There has also been reporting that the administration is in similar “talks” in order to relocate the entire population of Gaza to Libya, in exchange for […]
Marginalized Communities Pay the Price for NEA Cuts
Dozens of arts organizations were recently notified that the grants they had received from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were canceled. This is part of the Trump administration’s budget proposal that looks to eliminate the NEA altogether. In the Bay Area alone, nearly 30 nonprofits have confirmed they have lost grants they were […]