France: The 2026 Budget: A Jackpot for Bosses!
December 8, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The latest episode in a never-ending parliamentary saga [in France]: the vote on the social security budget! It was passed by a narrow majority (13 votes) of Members of Parliament (MPs) and with the support of the majority of Socialist […]
If you want peace, prepare the revolution!
December 1, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. After Fabien Mandon, the [French] army’s chief of staff, declared that we must be ready to “accept losing our children,” [President] Macron announced the return of the military service as early as 2026—on a voluntary basis. Designated volunteers: children of […]
15 Years Ago Today: Georgia Prisoners Strike Against Legal Slavery
15 years ago today, on December 9, 2010, prisoners in Georgia began a prison work strike that lasted at least six days. Although it’s not known exactly how many prisoners took part, there were at least hundreds of strikers spread over at least seven prisons throughout the state. In these prisons, prisoner-workers refused to do […]
Hundreds of Palestinians Killed In Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Since the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, more than 360 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire and bombings, with thousands more injured. Satellite images show the bulldozing of entire neighborhoods behind the “Yellow Line”- the area of Gaza occupied by Israeli troops. A fraction of the aid needed to sustain the needs of the […]
Cancelled Shift? Know Your Rights!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Although it’s rare, every once in a while at Highland we are actually overstaffed for a shift, where there are more nurses scheduled than can be assigned to the number of patients. When this happens, management might try […]
AHS – The Grinch Stealing Xmas
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Workers throughout Alameda Health System are understandably concerned about the upcoming layoffs, which couldn’t have come at a worse time right before the holidays. Families are waiting to make travel plans and buy gifts, knowing they might not […]
Layoffs Announced at AHS
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. We were notified via email a couple weeks ago that 372 positions are being considered in a new workforce reduction plan. Then last week, AHS administration confirmed that these positions would in fact be laid off. Here’s what […]
AHS Employees Give ICE the Cold Shoulder
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. AHS employees have repeatedly asked AHS admin for stronger and clearer policies around ICE, similar to what some other hospitals have. Yet admin’s response is always the same: we already have policies in place and you can find […]
43 Day Government Shutdown and the Anatomy of a Democratic Party Sellout
The Democrats gave up their fight for ACA subsidies without getting anything in return, showing that they only wanted to appear progressive without actually being progressive.
Epstein Survivors: Let’s Follow Their Lead!
The lack of justice for survivors of abuse by Epstein and his associates shows that the government is not truly interested in helping them.
BART and ICE
BART applied for an received a grant, which would put BART in cooperation with ICE.
In One Year, the Wealth of Billionaires Increased by 16.5%
November 22, 2025 news brief from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On the occasion of the G20 summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22 and 23, the NGO (nongovernmental organization) Oxfam calculated that the wealth of billionaires living in these countries increased from $13.4 trillion to $15.6 trillion, […]
College Stadiums are Being Used as Federal Surveillance Zones
In early November, a quiet but important story came out of college football. At least in two big games during this year, the Department of Homeland Security has been silently running a surveillance platform called the Homeland Security Information Network, or HSIN. Most fans in the stadium had no idea that while they were cheering […]
No Contract, No Coffee
Starbucks workers across the United States kicked off an open-ended unfair labor practice strike last week, with a 92% “yes” vote to strike. Workers began the strike on Starbucks’ “Red Cup Day,” the start of the holiday drink menu rollout, and have since expanded in waves to 95 stores in 65 cities, with 2000 baristas […]
Indigenous Communities Unmask COP30
As COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, came to an end, representatives from around the world finalized their agreements on what should and should not be included in the final report. These COPs, and the policies from the various participating countries, have so far been famously insufficient to even begin addressing climate change. […]
U.S. and Saudi Capitalists Cozy Up
On November 18, Donald Trump literally rolled out the red carpet and gave a ceremonial military welcome to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the modernizing autocrat who rules over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Although his family kingdom and its wealth are based on the production of oil that is driving global warming, although he […]
Capitalism is Destroying the Planet; Only Workers Can Save It
November 17, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Disasters follow one another and are becoming more frequent Temperatures are soaring, mega-fires are devouring entire regions, cyclones are ravaging everything in their path and droughts are destroying crops. These disasters are anything but natural: behind them lies a profit-hungry […]
Turning Point USA at University of California Berkeley
On Monday, November 10, University of California (UC) Berkeley hosted the final stop of the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) college campus tour. TPUSA, founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, is a far-right Christian nationalist organization. It claims to promote free speech on campuses while in reality advancing bigotry against people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ […]
New Record for CO2 Emissions in 2025
November 14, 2025 news brief from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. According to the Global Carbon Project’s annual report, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) will be 1.1% higher in 2025 than the previous year, reaching 38.1 billion tons. “This is more than the average annual increase […]
Power Failure at Highland
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Last week the power was out in the ACT for about 40 minutes. Thankfully the most necessary machines stayed on, and power was not down for long. But some important equipment, we learned, was not connected to a […]
Why Only One CT at Night?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Highland night shift nurses often find themselves asking why the hospital operates two CT scanners during the day, but only one at night. Highland recently achieved designation as a stroke center, meaning even more patients are coming through […]
A Common Insanity: Nuclear Weapons Documentary Review
“A Common Insanity: A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg About Nuclear War” is a short and straight-to-the-point documentary about the unbelievable dangers of nuclear weapons. With Trump’s recent statement that the U.S. will resume nuclear testing to be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China, it is a relevant film that details what horrors even the […]
Open Enrollment Panic Week Concludes
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. The brief open enrollment period for health insurance ended last week, leaving many workers unsure if they selected the best plan for themselves and their families. But why is open enrollment such a confusing and stressful time? We […]
30 Years Of COP Have Only Led Us Towards Collapse
With every passing year, the severity and urgency of the climate crisis grow. Rising temperatures and the climatic changes that accompany them are having effects that will become more and more catastrophic, including: more frequent and intense heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires; major disruptions to agriculture and consequent famine; rapid spread of new epidemics; […]
Budget Cuts? Why Not Chop From the Top!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. At the last desktop leadership chat, executives stated “all options are on the table” when asked if budget cuts may lead to layoffs. If all options are truly on the table, how about cutting executive pay? At the […]
France: Class Contempt and War on the Poor: Capitalism Must Be Brought to an End!
November 10, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Listening to deputies debate the budget, you’d think we — the people who keep this society running — were to blame for everything: workers supposedly living off the “generosity” of the healthcare system, retirees taking it easy instead of dying […]
Corporate Donors Fund Trump’s $300 Million White House Ballroom
Last month in October, Trump’s destructive chaos reached the White House itself, where he began a demolition of the East Wing. His ultimate plan is to replace it with a $300 million dollar ballroom, which will span 90,000 square feet and be capable of accommodating 1,000 guests. The ballroom is intended to host galas, dinners, […]
Dick Cheney: Decades of Service to U.S. Imperialism
On the evening of Monday, November 3rd, former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away at 84 years old, from complications from pneumonia and vascular disease. While Cheney had a long history of involvement in politics stretching back to 1969, he is best known for his role as Vice President in the George W. Bush administrations […]
Another “Ceasefire” Where One Side Ceases and Israel Fires
One month ago, on October 10th, a ceasefire was proclaimed between Israel and Hamas. This so-called ceasefire agreement is coming after more than two years of genocidal violence carried out on the Palestinians. During that time the equivalent of 13 nuclear bombs have been dropped on Gaza. At least 75,190 Palestinians have been killed. We […]
Millions of American Workers Face Food Insecurity While Billionaires Rake in Profits
650,000 people. That is the number of working class and poor people whose CalFresh (California’s SNAP implementation) benefits are at risk under the new guidelines to be enforced by the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” An estimated five million people depend on food assistance in California alone, the wealthiest state in the world’s wealthiest country. Millions are struggling […]
Sudan’s Crisis is a War for Profit
One of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet is happening right now in Sudan and most of us living in the United States have barely heard a word about it. While no one knows for certain, an estimated 150,000 people have been killed since April of 2023 while another 400,000 are currently threatened with […]
Trump Parties While Workers Struggle
Wealth inequality was on gold-gilded display last month at President Trump’s “Great Gatsby”-themed Halloween party. Hours before 42 million Americans were about to lose their SNAP food benefits, Trump and his rich friends feasted on delicacies and sipped champagne. The theme of the event was “A Little Party Never Hurt Anybody” – the title of […]
Nepal and Madagascar: The Uprisings Must Go Further
In September, hundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters marched in the streets of Nepal, demanding an end to their corrupt government that oversaw poverty and suffering for the majority while a corrupt political caste and capitalist ruling class skimmed off the wealth of society for themselves. Within weeks, their protest had brought down the […]
Mamdani’s Victory Not Enough to Make the Changes We Need
This past Tuesday, Election Day, Zohran Mamdani won the general election to become Mayor of New York City. He decisively defeated his chief rival, Andrew Cuomo, with 50% of the vote to Cuomo’s 41%. Much like his victory in the Democratic primary earlier this summer, this victory brought criticism and outrage from the right, and […]
Amazon Plans to Automate Away Jobs
The New York Times reports that Amazon is planning to eventually replace 600,000 jobs with robots by 2033. Amazon’s robotics team has a goal of being able to automate 75% of its operations. If Amazon is successful in automating away blue-collar jobs, other companies such as Walmart and UPS are likely to do the same […]
France: Workers, Whether Born Here or Elsewhere, Let’s Unite in the Battle Against Bosses!
November 3, 2025, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Last Thursday, the RN (extreme right-wing National Rally party in France) won a vote in the National Assembly for the first time: a resolution denouncing the 1968 Franco-Algerian migration agreement. Yet another opportunity for the RN to spew its racist […]
The Refugee Policy of Selective Compassion
The Trump administration has announced a new cap on refugee admissions: just 7,500 people for the coming year. This is a drastic drop from the 125,000 who were allowed in during last year under Biden’s presidency. Even for a country that is no stranger to setting limits on who gets this type of protection, the […]
Justice for Tom Alter now!
Tom Alter, a university professor at Texas State University, was fired for expressing his political views. We demand his reinstatement.
How About ICE?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), a rapid transit rail system in the San Francisco Bay Area – October 27, 2025 This isn’t about ice on the rails. It’s about the possibility of ICE – those unidentifiable, heavily armed, masked men, invading BART stations. ICE […]
Peru: State of Emergency, But a Social Emergency!
October 30 2025 reprint from the website of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French The impeachment of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, abandoned by her political allies under pressure from the popular mobilizations that have been shaking the country since early September, has not quelled the anger. On October 15, tens of […]
Prop 50 Won’t Stop Trump—or the System That Created Him
In California, on November 4, voters are being asked to decide whether to approve a redistricting plan, Prop 50, in a special election, where it is the only statewide measure on the ballot. If passed, it would give the Democratic Party machine the right to redraw congressional voting districts in the state. That would give […]
U.S. Regime Attacks Latin America, Focusing on Venezuela
The Trump administration has been aggressively escalating its attacks against Venezuela as well as other nations in the region. Since early September, it has carried out missile strikes on boats in international waters in the Caribbean and the Pacific, off the Venezuelan and Colombian coasts, so far killing at least 61 people. Included in the […]
US Bailout for Argentina: Workers and Farmers Pay the Price
While a Republican government shutdown halts services and threatens healthcare for millions, the White House has no problem finding $20 or $40 billion for things it wants. But the money isn’t for struggling Americans. Instead, it’s for a bailout intended to help prop up Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, and a couple of Treasury Secretary […]
WE Keep Our Patients Safe From ICE!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Last week ICE officers escorted a patient into the ED, causing concern for staff. But workers were not discouraged, and instead quickly responded. In less than 24 hours, over 200 employees signed a letter asking for stronger policies […]
Management Ignores our MOU… Again
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Nurses at AHS were recently required to attend annual competencies scheduled during only three days in September and two make-up days in October. Now management is threatening to take anyone off the schedule who did not attend these […]
Imperialism on the offensive, the people are fighting back
October 27, 2025, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Trump deployed an aircraft carrier off the coast of Venezuela and ordered the bombing of boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing their occupants, who were immediately labeled drug traffickers—without proof; perhaps they were simply fishermen. He announced a CIA operation […]
James Jackson Enjoys Pay Raise Amid Budget Crisis
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. On Monday, October 27th, Alameda Health System CEO James Jackson and CFO Kim Miranda gave a presentation on the upcoming budget to the county Board of Supervisors’ Health Committee. They described how AHS is anticipating cuts of $100 […]
YouTube Allows Israel to Lie about the Famine in Gaza
A YouTube ad published by Israel’s Foreign Ministry on August 24th received many complaints from the public and government agencies for spreading misinformation. The video ad showed people buying and selling fruit, vegetables, and other goods at a street market. The on-screen text states, “There is food in Gaza. Any other claim is a lie.” […]
Despite Limitations, No Kings #2 Again Shows Our Potential
On October 18, for the second time in 5 months, millions filled the streets in opposition to Trump and his reactionary agenda. This was the second No Kings Day, and if anything, these protests were even larger than the one on June 14. Although demonstrations like these – largely organized by Democratic Party aligned groups […]
“Young” Republicans Say The Quiet Part Out Loud And Show Their Racism
On October 14, Politico published leaked group chats from leaders of the Young Republicans, an organization for members of the Republican Party who are aged 18-40. The chats included displays of open racism and white supremacy, antisemitism, ethnic slurs, calls for murdering political opponents in gas chambers, and glorification of Hitler and the Nazi Party. […]