Category: Articles

The Beijing Winter Olympics Are a Political Disaster

This article was written by Jules Boycoff and originally published at jacobinmag.com on February 4, 2022. It has been republished here with permission from the author. On the cusp of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, activists are ramping up their opposition to the games. Some are opposed primarily to the decision to host the games […]

Biden’s Hypocrisy About ISIS

Any celebrations about the killing of ISIS leaders miss the fact that ISIS would not exist without the presence of U.S. imperialism in the Middle East.

Chasing Coral: Documenting the Need for Change

Maybe you’ve heard of coral reef death or bleaching, but do you understand what coral reefs are or why this matters? If not, the documentary Chasing Coral is here to help. And even if you think you understand, you’re likely to find the film illuminating. The film’s director, Jeff Orlowski, got the idea for this […]

Oakland School Closures Spark Wave of Protests

The Oakland School Board meeting on Jan. 31, 2022 was attended by over 1,800 community members outraged by an Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) plan to close or merge 18 schools over the next two years. The meeting lasted until 3:00 am as the board members heard comments from angered community members. The School Board […]

Peru: Repsol Oil Spill Sends People into the Streets

On January 15, a major oil spill covered the northern beaches of Lima, Peru. The oil spill came from an oil refinery belonging to the Spanish multinational Repsol and was linked to the eruption of the Tonga volcano. The company has not taken responsibility, nor has it taken any significant measures to clean up the […]

The Real Cause of the Crisis in Our Hospitals: Greed (New York Times)

The following video report was put out by the New York Times. It is a rare piece of journalism that shares the voices and concerns of nurses working throughout the pandemic, and clearly shows that the greed of for-profit hospitals is the primary cause of the nationwide shortage of nurses working in hospitals at this […]

Denver: Grocery Workers Strike at King Soopers

Since Wednesday, Jan. 12th, more than 8,000 workers in the Denver metro area at King Soopers, a grocery chain store owned by Kroger, have been on strike against low wages and poor working conditions.

France: Let Them Hear Our Anger!

On January 13, teachers in the National Education system went on strike en masse. Even the leading parents’ federation had called for children not to go to school.

States Hoard $5.2 Billion in Assistance Meant for People in Need

An investigation by Propublica published in Dec. 2021 reported that over $5.2 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is being hoarded by some states and not being distributed to people in need. At the same time the states withheld these funds, childhood poverty went from 14.4% to 16.1% and from 9.4% to 10.4% […]

Climate Change: Costing Us Billions

Not only have extreme weather events from the climate crisis brought about tremendous destruction to lives and the environment, they have also brought on billions of dollars in damage.

An Oakland School Teacher – On the Pandemic Frontlines

The first few months of this school year were exhausting and demoralizing for educators, as staffing shortages and the COVID Delta variant impacted our schools. The politicians at all levels pushed for schools to reopen, proclaiming that this was vital for students’ academic progress and emotional well-being. It is absolutely true that students are in […]

There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote

“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden. His claim that the election was stolen led to legal challenges to vote counts across the country. More often than not the handful of votes that were counted incorrectly were for Biden, not Trump. Yet still, in poll […]

A Happy Healthy, New Year?

Let’s coordinate so we can work together and reclaim our power from the capitalists. Here is a good resolution for 2022: risk everything to gain everything.

Biden’s Free Masks and Tests – Too Little Too Late

The reason that free or affordable tests and masks haven’t been available in the U.S. until now is the same reason we’ve been stuck in this COVID crisis – this system prioritizes profits above health and safety.

Deadly Apartment Fires: Mass Murders for Profit

On January 5, a fire in a Philadelphia row house killed twelve people, nine of them children.  Only days later, another fire in the Bronx, New York, killed another nineteen people, nine of them children, seriously injuring 44 more. These fires were not caused primarily by careless people or unattended children.  They were caused by […]