Trump’s Behavior is Scaring the Big Bosses

Trump’s Behavior is Scaring the Big Bosses

Executives of big banks and corporations usually like to conceal how they exercise their political power, using the two-party system as a cover. So, it was unusual for a gathering of some of the wealthiest banking and corporate execs, including Steve Schwarzman, CEO...
The COVID Recession Means a Record-Breaking High for Wall Street

The COVID Recession Means a Record-Breaking High for Wall Street

As we’re getting deeper into a new wave of COVID, the weekly rate of new layoffs is increasing, just like during the earlier waves of COVID. However, CARES Act money to bolster state unemployment benefits are set to run out just before the New Year. There’s no...
Mass Protests Erupt in Peru

Mass Protests Erupt in Peru

Since November 9, a mass movement of workers, the poor, and youth has swept across Peru, already ousting a President. The pandemic has been devastating in Peru. With over 934,000 cases and over 35,000 deaths, Peru has the highest number of deaths per capita in the...
Bolivia: Prospects after the Electoral Victory of the MAS?

Bolivia: Prospects after the Electoral Victory of the MAS?

November 7, 2020 Translated from Convergences revolutionnaires, a publication of the fraction Etincelle of the NPA (New Anticaptalist Party) in France On October 18, Luis Arce, the MAS (Movement For Socialism) candidate, won Bolivia’s presidential election in...