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Month: May 2020

Articles

The Police Cannot Be Reformed

May 30, 2020

As protests against racist police violence continue, many are discussing how the police can be reformed …

Articles

No PPE Will Protect You From Racist Cops

May 30, 2020

The family of Breonna Taylor, the woman shot down in her home by cops, is still demanding justice …

Articles

Protests against Racist Cop Violence Spread Nationwide

May 29, 2020

Thousands across the country are protesting the horrific racist police murder of George Floyd …

Baltimore Events

Online Townhall: Sat. June 20, 2020

Join us for a presentation and discussion of the housing crisis, what has led to it, and what we can do. …

Editorials

Racism Must Be Opposed by All of Us!

May 29, 2020

In cities around the U.S. people took to the streets to express outrage over George …

Articles

Climate Change is Turning Forests into Polluters!

May 29, 2020

A recent study found that when temperatures increase past 89.6°F, tropical forests end up releasing CO2 …

Articles

Going Back to Work in the Pandemic: We Could Get Sick, but What about Sick Pay?

May 28, 2020

As businesses reopen, those who still have jobs must think about how much protection there will be …

Baltimore Events

Socialism 101: Sun. June 7, 2020

Part 1: Why Capitalism Must Go Join us for a presentation and discussion for those …

Articles

Michigan Dam Breach: Climate Change, Meet Toxic Waste

May 28, 2020

Last week floods breached two dams near Midland, Michigan, forcing 11,000 people to evacuate …

Baltimore Events

Online Townhall: Sat. June 6, 2020

We Can’t go Back to Normal Normal is the Problem Stand together against the violence …

Articles

Minneapolis: White Cop Murders Black Man

May 27, 2020

The arrogance of racist cops was on full display Memorial Day when they murdered George Floyd …

Articles

Vaccine Production: A Fraught Rush to Market

May 26, 2020

In mid-May there was a big announcement regarding the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. …

Articles

Cyclone Amphan: Not a “Natural” Disaster

May 26, 2020

Super Cyclone Amphan devastated parts of Bangladesh and India last week. …

Baltimore Events

Online Townhall: Sat. May 30, 2020

George Floyd – Executed by Minneapolis Cops!Their Whole System is Guilty! Link to videos of this …

Articles

France: Back to School… Really?

May 26, 2020

Schools in France re-opened May 11, at least in the areas where the virus has spread the least …

Further Reading

The 2019 Oakland Teachers’ Strike – A Reflection and Analysis

May 26, 2020

The Oakland teachers strike of 2019 was part of a nationwide movement to defend public education. …

Articles

Memorial Day: Exploiting Victims of the Ruling Class’s Wars

May 25, 2020

Memorial Day is supposedly a solemn occasion to remember Americans who died fighting in wars, a serious subject if ever there was one. So why is it typically celebrated with beach parties and consumer product sales …

Articles

Instability on All Fronts

May 24, 2020

Anybody in the Bay Area knows that housing is a nightmare, but COVID-19 has made it a horror …

Articles

Tech Billionaires and Politicians: “Never Let a Good Crisis go to Waste!”

May 24, 2020

Billionaire techies like Bill Gates of Microsoft and Eric Schmidt of Google have been using the COVID crisis to meet U.S. military and other federal officials …

Articles

Sixth Amazon Worker Dies from COVID-19

May 23, 2020

On April 9, George Leigh, a worker at Amazon’s DNY4 distribution center in Bethpage, New York, he died as a result of COVID-19. …

Articles

While You Were Suffering They Were Profiting – Rich Got 10% Richer Since March!

May 23, 2020

22 million Americans have lost their jobs and are scrambling to figure out what to do, but the billionaires in the U.S. have increased their wealth by 10%. …

Articles

Open the Churches? Apparently Trump Doesn’t Care if You Die (As Long as You Vote For Him)

May 23, 2020

Trump released a statement saying that “governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, for this weekend.” What an irresponsible statement! …

Articles

Newsom: Washing His Hands of Our Needs

May 22, 2020

California governor Gavin Newsom released a revised budget for the state of California on May 14. Who are the targets of his spending cuts? Workers, high-needs students, the elderly …

Online Town Hall Videos

Videos of Townhall: COVID-19 – Global Pandemic & Climate Disruption With Mike Davis

May 21, 2020
Articles

Unemployment Purgatory for the Workers, Government Handout Heaven for the Bosses

May 21, 2020

36.5 million workers had filed for unemployment, but most are waiting to see the funds appear. The viral hashtag #PendingPurgatory explains what it’s been like for working people …

Frontlines

The Unemployment Paradox

May 20, 2020

Almost half of workers are making more on unemployment than they do in their regular jobs …

Articles

Yemen: Killing in the Name of Profit

May 20, 2020

American-made weapons are still killing thousands of innocent people in Yemen, a country experiencing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises …

Articles

Green Capitalism Won’t Save Us

May 20, 2020

Environmental activists around the world are calling for a “Green Recovery” after the coronavirus pandemic ends, to address the even larger crisis looming over us: climate change. …

Articles

Cleaners Disinfecting NYC Subway Cars – No Health Benefits!

May 20, 2020

For the last few years the NYC subway system has cut back the number of unionized cleaning crews, and it shows. …

Articles

We Stand With the Family of Sean Reed

May 20, 2020

We stand with the family of Sean Reed, another young black man who has been needlessly and brutally killed by cops in Indianapolis. …

Frontlines

We Need Food and Shelter, But We Need the Arts, Too

May 19, 2020

Then comes COVID-19 and our delicately balanced lives as gig workers come tumbling down …

Articles

What is Bezos Doing to Take One Trillion Dollars?

May 19, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s wealth – 138 billion dollars right now – is more than the GDP of over 130 countries across the globe. And it’s only getting bigger. …

Articles

Trump Says, “Planning for Future Pandemics,” but What About This One?

May 19, 2020

While visiting a medical supply distributor in Pennsylvania last week, Trump announced he is planning for future pandemics. …

Articles

Corporations Demand Immunity from Endangering Workers Exposed to Virus

May 18, 2020

For several weeks, Trump has been playing on the distress of millions of us who have lost our jobs to rev up support for re-opening businesses …

Articles

Georgia Reopening Will be a Cautionary Tale

May 18, 2020

As of April 24, the State of Georgia began the process of reopening at the direction of Republican Governor Brian Kemp. …

Articles

France: Hospital Workers Say, “Medals for Our Service? No, Thank You!”

May 18, 2020

For months, hospital staff in France have been fighting for better pay. Then, during the crisis, they were sent to the front without ammunition: a lack of PPE …

Articles

Left Without Plumbing: Society’s Priorities Exposed

May 17, 2020

In the U.S. there are 470,000 dwellings with inadequate plumbing. Nearly a million homes lack complete and functioning kitchens. More than 4 million …

Articles

Coronavirus, the Amazon Rainforest, and a World in Turmoil

May 16, 2020

Government-endorsed deforestation in the Amazon rainforest threatens genocide of indigenous communities while increasing the risk of more pandemics and wildfires. …

Articles

Rent – We Shouldn’t Pay for their Crisis

May 16, 2020

In April and May, renters scraped money together to make rent payments, even though millions …

Articles

Biden’s Hypocrisy on Palestine – No Better than Trump

May 16, 2020

Joe Biden made a statement recently that flew under the radar in the U.S. press, but made big waves in the Middle East. …

Articles

Elon Musk Re-opens Tesla Factory in Fremont

May 16, 2020

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk went ahead and opened its Fremont, CA plant this Monday, in spite of the Public Health Department order for Alameda County …

Articles

Using the Cover of One Crisis to Fuel Another

May 14, 2020

Amidst a global pandemic, with the climate crisis still looming in the background, the Trump administration has dismantled a number of environmental protections. …

Articles

Vaccine Stalled by Competition and Drive for Profit

May 14, 2020

While there have been some efforts at collaboration, it has become apparent that the search for a viable vaccine is ultimately driven by wasteful competition among governments and profiteering corporations. …

Articles

Politicians Blame Workers for Spreading COVID-19

May 14, 2020

Blame is the name of the game, and with the coronavirus spreading rapidly through meat processing facilities, politicians are playing hard at blaming workers. …

Online Town Hall Videos

Videos of Townhall: On the Brink of Starvation: Covid-19 and the Global Food Chain with Raj Patel

May 14, 2020

Covid-19 and the Global Food Chain with Raj Patel …

Articles

Irish Extend Help to Navaho and Hopi – Repaying Kindness During Famine

May 12, 2020

Over two million dollars has been donated by people around the world to help Navajo and Hopi Native American communities get necessary supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. …

Articles

Striking Sanitation Workers Replaced by Prison Labor

May 12, 2020

Dozens of sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike for COVID safety equipment last Wednesday, May 6. …

Articles

Trump Blames Pandemic on China, Serving up his Old Campaign Strategy

May 12, 2020

Four years ago, Trump campaigned on the slogan, “Build the wall!” He was fueling the economic fears of U.S. workers whose real income had gone …

Articles

Iraq: Mass Protests Flare Again in Spite of COVID-19

May 12, 2020

Mass protests have broken out again in Iraq after the nomination of a new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi. …

Articles

Health Care: Laying off Millions during a Pandemic

May 11, 2020

We are living through one of the greatest health crises in world history. So why are so many U.S. health care workers out of work? …

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