Are the U.S. and Russia Heading to War?

Are the U.S. and Russia Heading to War?

For months, the U.S. and Russia have been escalating tensions over the future of Ukraine – each blaming the other for fanning the flames of conflict. There have been multiple attempts by both the U.S. and Russia to come to some agreement, but talks continue to...
Students Face Debt Crisis—But We Can Fight It

Students Face Debt Crisis—But We Can Fight It

Students graduating today face multiple threats to their futures. Besides climate catastrophe, COVID and the threat of other pandemics, we face a mountain of debt to overcome. Outstanding student loan debt today amounts to 1.7 trillion dollars and has been rising...
There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote

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...
A Happy Healthy, New Year?

A Happy Healthy, New Year?

The following is the January 3, 2022 editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the L’Étincelle fraction of the NPA (New Anticapitalist Party), comrades of Speak Out Now, Translated from French. In French the expression goes, “Happy New Year, and good health to...
From the Frontlines: COVID-Testing Staffing Hell

From the Frontlines: COVID-Testing Staffing Hell

I work in a clinic for a large university. The week before Christmas, the surge of COVID cases was apparent. It was the first site of the tidal wave. The clinic was closed between Christmas and New Year’s. When we returned, the wave overwhelmed the entire...