This is a guest post by Adam Shils, originally published at International Socialism Project on August 18, 2021. The general quiet of the current Chicago labor scene has been broken by two important events: the auto mechanics’ strike and the Naperville teachers’...
U.S. President Joe Biden is getting backlash from Republicans for pulling troops out of Afghanistan amidst the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Yet, both Republicans and Democrats supported a withdrawal from Afghanistan prior to this week. While in office, Trump had...
The recent magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti has left thousands dead and tens of thousands homeless, layering another layer of misery on top of the Haitian people, the poorest people in the western hemisphere with a per capita gross domestic product of $671. Two days...
Although there have been similar findings in the past, a new study by a labor union-financed think tank gives us precise accounting of the outrageous inequality in capitalist society. The average CEO income in the United States (including from stocks and other...
After months of refusing to comply with mask and vaccine mandates, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19. Despite his rejection of the importance of preventive measures, Abbott is tested daily – a privilege that most Americans do not enjoy. In a...
