Pension Cuts are on the Bosses’ Agenda

Pension Cuts are on the Bosses’ Agenda

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, who controls the Senate Republican majority, announced a week ago that Congress wouldn’t provide any money to support state government public employee pension funds. For decades, many public pension funds have been underfunded, which...
Lebanon: Massive Protests Continue Despite Pandemic

Lebanon: Massive Protests Continue Despite Pandemic

Huge, often violent, protests have rocked Lebanese cities in recent days. While the COVID-19 crisis may be a contributing factor, they are in fact a continuation of a rebellion that began last October and brought down the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri....
Wall Street has Best Month in Decades Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Wall Street has Best Month in Decades Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Just days after the U.S. surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases, and the same day the government announced over 30 million people have applied for unemployment benefits in the last six weeks alone, Wall Street announced it had its best month since 1987. They are saying...
May Day – Celebrate Workers’ Struggles!

May Day – Celebrate Workers’ Struggles!

On May 1, workers around the world celebrate May Day. It was born out of the struggles of U.S. workers in the 1880s. In 1889, it was proclaimed an international holiday of the working class by an international organization of socialist parties committed to abolishing...