Workers Have a Right to a 32-Hour Work Week Plus a Big Boost in Pay
In 1940, the United States government set 40 hours as the basic workweek. Since then, pay for hours worked above 40 has been calculated at time and a half. The government passed this law only after workers engaged in massive struggles, including taking over factories until the bosses met their demands, which included not only […]
Child Poverty Spikes Again – Surprised?
In news that drew statements of surprise from liberal news outlets, a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that child poverty had more than doubled between 2021 to 2022, going from a rate of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022. That means that at least 12 of every 100 children […]
France: Against the Criminal Policies of the European Union: Open the Borders!
September 18, 2023 editorial of Révolutionnaires, newspaper of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) in France. Translated from French. Since September 11, 11,000 migrants – men, women and children – have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa, whose reception capacity is already saturated. We have seen the actions of solidarity from the inhabitants in the […]
The March to End Fossil Fuels: Global Actions Confront the Climate Emergency
On Sunday, September 17, roughly 75,000 people flooded the streets of New York City for the largest demonstration for climate action in years. This was part of a global movement leading up to the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit. Over 500 actions were organized around the world as a global climate action week, with an […]
Biden and Other Global Big Shots Face Off at Summit in India
Joe Biden recently traveled to India and Vietnam. In India, he attended the annual summit of the Group of 20 or “G20,” a meeting of the leaders of the 20 largest economic powers in the world. The top leaders of China and Russia did not attend, but sent representatives. Biden said he was there to strengthen the United States’ economic […]