Facing Violence on the Job
At AC Transit in the San Francisco Bay area, workers contribute to a workplace newsletter. Here are some of their recent writings written after a bus driver was assaulted on the job. On Deaf Ears By now, all of us have probably seen the video of the driver who was assaulted with a hammer and had a gun pointed […]
Haitians Rise Up Amidst Social Crisis in the Country
For several weeks, there have been renewed demonstrations and revolts by the Haitian population in opposition to social and economic crisis in the country. This most recent social rebellion was triggered by the decision of the Haitian government to end fuel subsidies in the middle of September. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, […]
4th Baltimore Area School Bomb Scare in 3 Weeks – Children’s Mental Health is Suffering Under Capitalism
On Wednesday, October 12, faculty, staff, and students at Chadwick Elementary School were rushed from the building after a bomb threat was called in to the front office. This comes after two threats and consequent evacuations of River Hill High School the week before, and a suspicious car forcing a frantic evacuation of Pine Grove […]