Student Debt: An Unbearable Burden
Despite campaign promises, Biden has continued to do nothing about student debt.
Assassination of Palestinian Journalist: Israel, Fully Responsible and Guilty!
The murder of Shireen Abu Akleh is part of a long pattern of attacks by Israel against the Palestinian people.
The MOVE House Bombing (May 13, 1985)
On May 13, 1985, flames and ashes rose to the sky as members of the Philadelphia Police Department flew away in helicopters, patting themselves on the back for a good day’s work. Trailing behind them were the corpses of 11 people (six adults, and five children), 61 destroyed homes, and the desolation of 250 neighbors […]
France: Co-housing with Friends of Macron?
The time of election promises hasn’t quite ended. The election of Macron as French president is reinforcing this democracy of the rich, made up of inequality, violence, and abstention.
General Strike in Sri Lanka
On April 28, millions of Sri Lankan workers held a general strike to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government. This has been the first general strike in Sri Lanka since 1980, and businesses, schools, transportation, and banks were all shut down by the one-day work stoppage. The strike came after weeks […]
Chevron Hypocrisy on Display as Company Tries to Break Richmond Strike
Workers at Chevron’s Richmond, California refinery are continuing their strike which began on March 21. The workers, organized in the United Steelworkers Union Local 5, have a number of demands. These include greater wage increases to keep up with inflation and the cost of living in the Bay Area, as well as greater staffing, which […]
With Climate Change, Global Pandemics will be the Norm
Researchers are warning that the climate crisis is fueling a “potentially devastating” spread of disease across animal species (including humans) that increases the risk of future pandemics. A recent study in Nature modeled how the global warming and changes in land use will force thousands of species into contact with one another for the first […]
The Los Angeles Rebellion 30 Years Later: There is Still Cause for Anger
Thirty years ago, from April 29 to May 4, 1992, tens of thousands of poor, working class people in Los Angeles took to the streets in fury after a jury acquitted four police officers for brutally beating Rodney King after a traffic stop. In the following six days, thousands of businesses and buildings were damaged […]
Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Choice
A recent draft opinion from the Supreme Court reviewing women’s right to abortion was leaked to the press. The document makes it clear that it is very likely the Court is preparing to reverse the right to abortion that was established by the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. This would remove any federally protected […]
Macron’s Electoral Result May Leave Him Disillusioned!
Macron was re-elected despite his unpopularity, because Le Pen was even worse.
The Right Book at the Right Time: A Review of “Class Struggle Unionism”
Speak Out Now is pleased to repost this review by Adam Shils of Joe Burns’ new book, Class Struggle Unionism (Haymarket, 2022). The review was originally published online by the International Socialism Project on April 22. We value Burns’ categories contrasting business unionism, labor liberalism, and class struggle unionism, as well as Shils’ critique of […]
Documentary Review: The Power of Big Oil, Part One: Denial (PBS Frontline)
Just days before Earth Day, PBS Frontline released the first part of a three-part series: “The Power of Big Oil.” This eye-opening hour-and-a-half documentary, Denial, examines the intentional and malicious ways that executives of the fossil fuel industry launched denial campaigns creating distrust and doubt in the scientific evidence about human-caused climate change. These initiatives […]
An Extension and a Raise at AC Transit?
AC Transit workers have gotten an extension of the current contract and a raise, but it’s not much considering inflation and pandemic conditions.
Fridays For the Future, Rebirth of Climate Protests?
Young people are returning to the streets to demand action against climate change.
Biden on the Climate: Saying One Thing and Doing Another
Biden is allowing oil and gas drilling on federal land, exposing his promises to fight climate change as empty words.
NYC Mayor Goes to War With the Unhoused
This profit-driven capitalist system leaves over half a million people unhoused in the U.S. every year. How long will we allow this insanity to continue?
The Murder of Patrick Lyoya
On the morning of April 4, Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black autoworker got pulled over by cop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for allegedly having improper vehicle registration. What unfolded was much more than a routine traffic stop. The incident quickly became fatal. Footage from the police dashcam, body camera and other independent videos paint a […]
“NOT Raw Sewage”: Baltimore and State Officials Blame Each Other Rather than Fix a Public Health Crisis!
Pollution from the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves 1.3 million Baltimore area residents, has introduced infestations of midges (tiny aquatic flies) and algae, depleting the marine ecosystem of oxygen. People can’t even walk nearby without swallowing a mouthful of midges and smelling hideous odors. The state of the Back River – a place […]
The Southern Border Highlights the Anti-Immigrant Policies of Both Parties
On April 6, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas imposed an outrageous order requiring additional and totally unnecessary safety inspections on trucks crossing the border from Mexico. This caused a massive back-up of trucks crossing the border into the United States. In some cases, trucks waited in lines for more than 30 hours, which led to huge […]
Our future will not depend on their ballot box!
April 18, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, Translated from French To vote or not to vote? And to vote for what? In the first round of the French Presidential elections, a large part of French workers and young people abstained or voted for Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the […]
BART Workers Keep a Dysfunctional System Running
Live Within Our Means? Some of us have been told that the key to being able to make it in the Bay Area is to live within our means. Some of us have really taken that to heart in terms of the financial decisions we make on a regular basis. But with these crazy levels […]
California Nurses Locked Out in Class War over Health Care
On April 18, over 8,000 nurses in Northern California went on a one-day strike in the 18 facilities of the Sutter health care system. They have been working without a contract since June 2021. The strikers are asking for a safer working environment and an increase in nursing staff. Last week was the final straw […]
Unqualified Judge Claims More Authority Over Public Health than the CDC!
On April 18, a federal judge struck down the mask mandate on planes and trains, and although the Biden Administration is appealing the decision, it says that the mandate is no longer in effect while the ruling is being reviewed. This judge, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Middle […]
Chevron Richmond: A Month-Long Strike
Workers at the Richmond Chevron refinery have been on strike for a month. Chevron has brought in less skilled replacement workers, causing instances of polluting flaring.
Sri Lanka: “It’s an economic massacre”
An interview with an activist from Sri Lanka about the crisis and protests there.
The Guatemalan Hunger Crisis: A Legacy of European Colonialism and U.S. Capitalism
A history of colonialism and imperialism, combined with climate change, has created a hunger crisis in Guatemala.
Microplastics: One Small Part of a Toxic System
We all encounter pollution in one form or another as a part of life on Earth, but do we really understand how much of our lives are being threatened by toxic substances? Microplastics have gotten a lot of attention in recent environmental fights because they are a byproduct of the fossil fuel industry, they aren’t […]
Neither one Nor the Other, nor Their System at All!
April 11, 2022 Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Comrades of Speak Out Now, Translated from French. The second round of elections will be the Macron – Le Pen duel so hoped for by the bourgeoisie, so played up by the press. This election had twelve […]
Biden Proposes the Largest Military Budget Ever
Biden’s latest budget proposal includes the largest military budget ever, just one more indication that our interests are not represented by those in power.
We Need to Make Every Day Earth Day!
A single day every year for Earth Day is not enough when the climate crisis is ongoing every day.
The End of the Pandemic? Here comes BA.2
As the BA.2 variant of COVID-19 spreads, the U.S. is acting like the pandemic is over.
Report: No Reduction in Police Killings Since the Murder of George Floyd
New data from the non-profit organization Mapping Police Violence shows that police officers in the United States have continued to kill people at the same rates since the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020. In fact, the organization’s data shows that police officers in the United States have killed people at consistent and similar rates in […]
U.S. and NATO vs. Russia and China? What is Really Going On?
U.S. President Joe Biden has been engaged in a flurry of activity about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In mid-March, he had a two-hour video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden warned the Chinese rulers that there would be “consequences” if they were to provide military or other material support to Russia’s war against […]
FRANCE: THE SITUATION A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The presidential elections will take place on April 10 and 24. There are twelve candidates in the running. Twelve? Yes, it is a tradition in France to have many candidates competing in the elections, even if they have no chance to be elected.
India Strike Called “Low Turnout” Despite Nearly 50 Million Participants!
In the last week of March, India saw workers across the private and public sectors conduct a two-day strike in opposition to the policies of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bank, manufacturing and public transport workers struck in large numbers in at least six states, causing disruption of production and service in much […]
Kentucky and Arizona Pass 15-Week Abortion Ban
In yet another wave of attacks on women’s rights, state officials from Kentucky and Arizona have passed new laws against abortion rights, further weakening Roe v. Wade. These bills do not prosecute women directly, but, as with the Texas law, they allow anyone to sue doctors and abortion providers for assisting in an abortion procedure […]
“The Evidence is Clear: the Time For Action is Now” – IPCC Report
The latest IPCC report makes clear that we can limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but only if we act immediately.
Staten Island Warehouse Workers Win First Amazon Union in the U.S.
Workers at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted to form a union.
At the Ballot Box, A Vote for Philippe Poutou Matters
March 28, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Comrades of Speak Out Now, Translated from French The first round of the presidential elections will take place on Sunday, April 10. Will our fate depend on the ballot box and the name that it spits out in the […]
Elites Use Ukraine Crisis to Advance Suicidal Climate Policies
In response to the Ukraine crisis, both Democratic and Republican politicians have argued for more fossil fuel production in the United States. They are also arguing that new transport infrastructure should be built so that fossil fuels such as liquified natural gas (LNG) from the United States can be exported to the European Union (EU). […]
War in the Time of Climate Change Will Starve Us All
Russia’s war on Ukraine has already increased global food and fertilizer prices, but the consequences of the conflict are certain to get worse. Together, Ukraine and Russia are responsible for producing about 28% of the world’s wheat. Certain countries, primarily in Africa, rely almost completely on those imports and face direct consequences of the war’s […]
Richmond Chevron Workers Go on Strike
Over 500 workers at the Richmond, California Chevron refinery have gone on strike.
A World at War!
We live in a world at war, caused by a system that works only for profit.
Inflation: Just Another Type of Theft
This system is rigged so that even the proposed solutions hurt us, and corporations use the excuse of inflation to sneak away like a robber in the night
End the War on the People of Ukraine!
Russia’s war on Ukraine marks the beginning of a new era of intensified global conflict — a rivalry of imperialist powers, what some call “the great power competition” of a multi-polar world, between the U.S. and Europe on the one hand and Russia and China on the other. This is a competition to redivide the world into new spheres of influence, for new terms in the global arrangement of economic and military domination.
The refugee crisis and famine in Sudan
Over two million people have been forced to flee South Sudan, a country of 12.4 million people. This is now the third- or fourth-largest refugee crisis in the world, after Syria, Afghanistan, and most recently Ukraine. This exodus is a result of economic collapse and decades of civil war, which have created extreme poverty and […]
Unionizing Workers at Starbucks are Showing the Way
The coronavirus has overwhelmingly impacted workplaces, meaning worse conditions for many workers. The service sector, and Starbucks in particular, has been especially hit hard. Staffing issues, insufficient measures to protect workers from the spreading virus, and management’s arrogance, greed, and disregard for human life have made the coffee chain’s exploitation difficult to ignore. Starbucks made […]
Presentation on War in Ukraine from Online Townhall on Saturday, March 19th
End the War on the People of Ukraine! Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine is devastating the country — bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, houses and more. Civilian death tolls are estimated to be in the thousands, and over two million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries. We must oppose Russia’s brutal and totally unjustified attack […]
Solidarity with the Ukrainian People and the Hypocrisy of our Rulers
March 14 Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Comrades of Speak Out Now. Translated from French. Every day we see images of the devastated neighborhoods of Ukraine’s main cities. There are now more than two million refugees. In addition, there are internally displaced people who have […]
Florida Senate Passes Abortion Ban – Yet Another Way to Control the Working Class
The Florida Senate has passed its strictest abortion ban, following a similar ban in Texas.