The 2020 Elections: What’s at Stake? What Are Our Choices? (Baltimore)
The problems that Trump exacerbated have existed long before him, under both Democrats and Republicans. Campaigns make big promises and sell the idea of change, but how do we get the changes we need? We must begin to organize ourselves in order to address the issues facing us today and win the world we deserve. […]
France: After us, they have a go at our kids?
Coronavirus: inconsistencies at the top, discontent at the workplaces This post is translated from French from: https://www.convergencesrevolutionnaires.org/ High schools occupied by cops, kids gassed, teachers threatened… After us, they have a go at our kids?* Macron called on his troops to show “humanity”… after the Minister of Labour’s blunder in refusing to vote to extend […]
Coronavirus: inconsistencies at the top, discontent at the workplaces
On Tuesday evening, Edouard Philippe, after Castaner, Blanquer and Macron the night before, made his call for civism and “national union”. But all these representatives of power are much less comfortable when journalists relay the questions coming from the bottom of society as they still deny their own responsibility for the spread of the virus, linked to the damage done by their health policies.
Coronavirus Pandemic Reveals Just How Devastating the Greed of For-Profit Insurance Industry Has Become
For-profit insurers are in the business to make a profit. Period.
Go on Strike for Your Health and Safety
Now isn’t the time to blindly follow orders from bosses. To make sure our response to coronavirus is safe and just, workers need to take on-the-job action like sick-outs and strikes — as New York City educators have over the past week.
Climate Refugees: Made in the U.S.A.
Rain in the 2019-2020 season has been well below average in California, and the outlook for the rest of 2020 is for it to be drier than average, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. This would suggest that we’re headed for yet another dangerous fire season this coming summer and fall. Indeed, climate scientists […]
Newark: Poisoned Water and Poisoned Politics
For many years, Newark NJ has had a big problem with lead in its drinking water. Lead is hazardous and most dangerous to children. It can cause brain damage and many other serious problems. Two years ago, when Newark was about to be sued for exceeding federal standards for lead levels in the city water […]
International Women’s Day and the Harvey Weinstein Conviction
International Women’s Day, March 8th, was created over a 100 years ago through the demonstrations for women’s equality, particularly by the organized struggle of working women against their exploitation and oppression. Women have fought and won many battles since. But the struggle continues. Today, the Harvey Weinstein trial on sexual assault charges once again shows […]
Celebrate the Baltimore Uprising of 2015! Keep fighting racism!
This April marks the fifth anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising of 2015. Thousands took to the streets to protest the murder in police custody of Freddie Gray. Cops murdering African-American Baltimoreans was nothing new. But this was eight months after the Ferguson Uprising against the police murder of Michael Brown and in the middle of […]
The Battle Against Pension Reform in France
On February 29, the French government used an executive order to pass a widely-hated reform of the pension system, which is their equivalent of social security. The government of President Macron had attempted to sell this reform as one leading to “more equality,” eliminating the so-called “privileges” that workers in the public sector have won […]
Bezos on Climate Change – Covering Up the Truth
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and richest person on the planet, recently announced in an Instagram post that he is planning on donating $10 billion to combat climate change. “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and explore new ways of fighting […]
A Viral Threat Turned into a Global Disaster
Two months ago, on January 15th, the second death from a virus was reported in Wuhan, China. Since then Wuhan and the coronavirus (Covid-19) have become household terms. More than 156,000 cases of infection have been identified and 5,819 deaths have been reported in 142 countries. Viruses are a part of the natural world but […]
[VIDEO] Climate Refugees: Made in the U.S.A.
Rain in the 2019-2020 season has been well below average in California, and the outlook for the rest of 2020 is for it to be drier than average, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
[VIDEO] Bezos on Climate Change – Covering Up the Truth
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and richest person on the planet, recently announced in an Instagram post that he is planning on donating $10 billion to combat climate change. “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet.
[VIDEO] Newark: Poisoned Water and Poisoned Politics
For many years, Newark NJ has had a big problem with lead in its drinking water. Lead is hazardous and most dangerous to children. It can cause brain damage and many other serious problems.
[VIDEO] Celebrate the Baltimore Uprising of 2015! Keep fighting racism!
This April marks the fifth anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising of 2015.
[VIDEO] International Women’s Day and the Harvey Weinstein Conviction
International Women’s Day, March 8th, was created over a 100 years ago through the demonstrations for women’s equality, particularly by the organized struggle of working women against their exploitation and oppression.
[VIDEO] The Battle Against Pension Reform in France
On February 29, the French government used an executive order to pass a widely-hated reform of the pension system, which is their equivalent of social security.
Coronavirus is a Historic Trigger Event — and it Needs a Movement to Respond
Even in times of social distancing, building a collective, social response to the pandemic is our only salvation.
The Sanders Phenomenon: Its Origins and Prospects
Sanders promises his victory could solve many problems working people face. But this is a fantasy.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis—If We Want To
One positive takeaway from the world’s response to the coronavirus epidemic is that it’s entirely possible to successfully combat two other existential and intertwined global crises: climate change and air pollution.
“Capitalism is a disease hotspot”
Yaak Pabst interviews Monthly Review Press author Rob Wallace about the coronavirus pandemic
March 2020 (Monthly)
Download entire issue as PDF (11×17) Bezos on Climate Change – Covering Up the Truth Climate Refugees: Made in the U.S.A. The Battle Against Pension Reform in France Celebrate the Baltimore Uprising of 2015! Keep fighting racism! International Women’s Day and the Harvey Weinstein Conviction Newark: Poisoned Water and Poisoned Politics
[VIDEO] Class Struggle in France – Interviews with activists (February, 2020)
Interviews with a rail worker and a high school teacher, both revolutionary activists with L’Étincelle, a Trotskyist group originally from Lutte Ouvrière but today is active within the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA).
The Coronavirus Exposes a Sick System
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to over one hundred countries, infecting more than 110,000 people and killing 3,825 people so far. There have been 554 confirmed cases and 22 deaths in the U.S. Scientists from around the world are warning that the virus poses a serious global threat and will spread to a significant number […]
West Oakland’s McClymonds High School – A Sacrifice Zone Or A School?
Since February 20th, McClymonds High School in West Oakland has been shut down because Trichloroethylene, or TCE, was found in the groundwater. TCE is a chemical used as solvent to remove grease from metal parts used in industry. When TCE evaporates into the air, it can be toxic, can cause headaches, rashes, cancer, nerve damage, […]
Trump and Modi – Two Rotten Peas in a Pod
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a visit from Trump on February 24 while violent anti-Muslim riots raged in Delhi. Trump congratulated Modi on what a good job he was doing in India, almost as good as Trump thinks he is doing in the U.S.! We can certainly see the similarities between Modi and Trump […]
49.3 and as Many Reasons to Revolt
this post is translated from French from: https://www.convergencesrevolutionnaires.org/ Just ten minutes! This is how long it took the government to decide to push through its pension reform in Parliament, hoping to put an end to almost four months of social protest, something that had not been seen in France for years. The decision to resort […]
Victory In Richmond Against Coal
Since 2013, the Levin Shipyard in Richmond, CA has been shipping coal, mined in Utah, as well as petroleum coke, primarily from Phillips 66 in Rodeo, to Japan and other Asian countries. Every week, roughly 200 uncovered freight trains have rolled through working class residential neighborhoods in Richmond to reach the terminal. If covered, the […]
The United States – Land of Plenty? Not if You Need Meds.
The comedian John Oliver on his show Last Week Tonight recently did a feature about US health care costs. It turns out that the mark-up on medication is so high, the Utah-based insurance company PEHP saves money by paying their customers up to $500 to fly from Salt Lake City to San Diego and then […]
Disney – When You Wish Upon a Lawsuit
Recently the Walt Disney Company went after a Berkeley elementary school for showing The Lion King at a PTA fundraising event, fining them $250 for copyright violation – more than a third of the money they had raised. This situation is especially ironic, because the only reason parents and teachers have to do their own […]
UC Santa Cruz Graduate Students’ Wildcat Strike Gains Support
Graduate students at U.C. Santa Cruz (UCSC) are on strike from teaching for the second week in a row, with the support of undergraduates. They are fighting for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) that would lift the burden of sky-high rents. This is a wildcat strike, meaning a strike without the formal authorization of […]
Bloodshed in Gaza – No to Israeli Violence and Occupation!
A little more than a month after the Trump administration unveiled a so-called peace plan for Palestine/Israel, the Israeli army has launched attacks against the Palestinians in Gaza. Once again Israeli rockets and missiles rain down on the captive population of Gaza, while homemade rockets are fired by Palestinians into Israel. Attacks began after a […]