October 19, 2020 – Editorial of “The Etincelle” (The Spark) workplace newsletters in France {An imperfect translation. Notes have been added as explanation} A high school teacher was beheaded near his school outside of Paris. A price had been placed on his head...
The southern side of the U.S.-Mexico border is dotted with maquilas – companies contracted with U.S. corporations to run factories employing workers at poverty wages in abysmal conditions, to produce exports to the U.S. with special tax exemptions. 2.6 million people...
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has just tested positive for COVID-19. Like most politicians, Bolsonaro has supported profit-making over saving lives. And, like Trump, he has also opposed any lockdowns and other necessary measures to reduce the spread of the...
In late March, India implemented one of the world’s most severe lockdowns, shutting down much of the economy and transportation in the world’s second most populous nation. Economic activity halted, hitting the working class hardest – hundreds of millions barely above...
Racist, white-supremacist organizations and individuals have taken to Twitter to promote their violent agenda. One of their favorite hashtags is #WhiteLivesMatter, perpetuating the racist myth that white people are the ones being victimized in America. However, around...
