Since last week, the mobilization against the Work law is not measured just in number of demonstrators but also in the number of sectors and companies on strike. This week, the RATP (Paris public transportation) should join the railway workers, …
Month after month we have been bombarded with the run-up to the presidential elections. When it all began, it was supposed to be business as usual. It was a done deal, run by Democratic and Republican Party insiders and pre-approved …
For two and a half months, anger has been expressed against this Work law that aims to legalize all kinds of blackmail by employers. Seven days of strikes and inter-branch events have already mobilized many workers and young people. While …
Speak Out Now on “Economic Update: The Idea of Revolution” (a radio show hosted by Richard Wolff) http://www.democracyatwork.info/eu_the_idea_of_revolution On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on Alabama convicts strike against slavery, Greece’s victimization, TTIP exposed, and …
In the end, Manuel Valls drew the 49.3 to impose his made-for-the-bosses law. During a pitiful parliamentary show, the conservatives were embarrassed to be in agreement with the Socialist Party while pretending to fight a legislation that they actually dreamed …
Another school year is ending and soon the kids will be coming home from schools. Those schools are overcrowded and underfunded, with teachers under attack, and the poorest students get the worst of it. It’s no wonder that the end …
Join us at “The Left Forum” in New York City, May 20 – May 22 Session: Saturday, May 21: 10:00am to11:50am The Proletariat is Still the Revolutionary Class The exploitation and austerity imposed by capitalism is grinding people down all …
Having barely started, the debate on the Work law and its 5,000 amendments was stopped. Just before 4:00 pm today, the Prime Minister announced that he would use the 49-3 article of the constitution, allowing him to enact the law …
A new study published in the British Medical Journal identifies medical error as the third leading cause of death in the United States (with 251,000 deaths per year), only behind heart disease (with 611,000 deaths per year) and cancer (with …
We live in a society based on divisions. The main division, which is hardly ever discussed, is the division between those who control the wealth and productive forces of society, and those who do the work. Those in control of …
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