The Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Policy
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions of people. Over the last few weeks, over 2000 Ukrainians have sought refuge in the United States, making their way through Mexico. However, the process of admitting the refugees from Ukraine has been much faster and easier than the ordeals facing asylum seekers from Latin America. In […]
Corporations Loving Inflation!
Who profits off of inflation? Not workers whose real wages plunge as inflation ticks higher. Certainly not older people relying on fixed pensions. And definitely not new mothers who face high prices and shortages of baby formula. But one group benefits from inflation: capitalists. The high inflation rate in the U.S. has proven a boon […]
Soaring Prices, Exploding profits: Our Anger Knows No Bounds
May 23, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, Translated from French. Translator’s notes are in parentheses. The suspense surrounding the reshuffling of French cabinet ministers (since President Macron’s reelection) has captured the interest of almost no one. Elisabeth Borne may well be a woman Prime Minister, but her […]