Macron: Blood and Tears… for the Working Class
March 10, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On Wednesday, March 5, [France’s] President Macron raised the threat that Russian tanks could invade France at any moment and that the military budget must therefore be blown up. Really? Putin’s army, which has been attacking and fighting the Ukrainian […]
Oregon Nurses Achieve Significant Wins!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. At the beginning of January, nurses at eight Providence hospitals across the state of Oregon went on strike. The strike lasted more than a month and a half, as management initially failed to meet the nurses’ […]
Our Time, Their Terms
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Why is it that we’re required to submit our schedules for the entire year a full 12 months in advance, yet our employer consistently fails to meet us halfway? We’re expected to plan our lives around […]
Protests Against Elon Musk and Tesla
Since February 15th, a wave of protests has swept across the U.S., especially aimed at Elon Musk and Tesla. These demonstrations are a bold move by ordinary people to stand up against corporate power and influence, particularly in a time period when politicians and the courts seem willing to cave in to this power. The […]
3,000 Voices Ignored: AHS Continues Layoffs
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Alameda Health System is still planning to lay off cashiers at Highland and Fairmont, despite a huge showing of support for these workers through a petition that circulated the hospital and received over 3,000 signatures. Management […]