The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Governor Newsom and the California politicians are wringing their hands over how to fund public transit. In our current situation – especially facing a global...
Just a few days ago we published a short article describing the intense heatwaves gripping parts of the world. The information we shared was already terrifying, and a sign that capitalism has already pushed our planet far beyond some so-called tipping point. But...
July 3, 2023 editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), translated from French. The murder of Nahel, a teenager, by a police officer in Nanterre has awakened an anger that could not be more legitimate. In...
This summer, many parts of our planet are suffering brutal heatwaves, bringing us face to face with the by-product of capitalist production for profit – climate disruption. In late May, Shanghai, China’s largest city, hit a high of 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees...
A new study from UC Berkeley economists dismantles the lie often told by the bosses that raising the minimum wage would lead to job losses. The study was done through the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) and examined 47 different counties, mostly...
