Month: June 2020

The U.S. is currently number one in all coronavirus statistics and far ahead of all …

BAND-AID recently released a new line of skin colored bandages, featuring shades for black and brown skin tones …

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver Erek Slater was suspended from his job in early June after attempting to …

The epicenter for the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been nursing homes, where over 40% of the total number of deaths in the country have occurred. …

Last week, a member of a right-wing armed militia group shot an anti-racist protestor in Albuquerque …

On Tuesday, Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona at the Dream City megachurch …

Online townhall: June 20, 2020 …

On June 20, the city of Verkhoyansk in Siberia hit a record high temperature over 100 degrees. …

At his political rally in Tulsa last Saturday, Trump said he wants to reduce testing for COVID-19 …

Due to all 50 states in the U.S. reopening after months of shelter-in-place, some are talking about a “second wave” of COVID-19 infections …

Presentations by Speak Out Now activists introducing a range of topics relating to socialism, capitalism, …

The question in front of us is whether we look to others for reforms or whether we stay mobilized and look to ourselves? …

Who would have thought in January 2020 that …

Recent drone footage of New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Texas has shown long lines of people waiting to get a bit of food …

On Thursday, June 18 The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn Trump’s plan to end DACA …

In response to massive protests, riots, and ongoing fights against racist police brutality, companies and banks are posting public relations messages …

In a recent press conference, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed the true intention and strategy …

An emerging trend for both the advertising and entertainment industries are edited videos known as deep fakes …

After the Democratic governor of California proposed $18 billion in budget cuts to education, a recent email from the OUSD Superintendent threatened an additional $16.5 million in budget cuts in Oakland. …

COVID-19 is not the only virus that needs to be stopped, but also for profit healthcare …

In the past several weeks, vaccine development in the U.S has gotten a lot of attention …

Even though Pride is often viewed as a party or parade, its origins stem from a refusal to accept the police violence plaguing the LGBTQ community …

In a surprising ruling, on Monday, June 15, the Supreme Court voted 6-3, ruling that workplace discrimination against LGBTQI people is unconstitutional …

On Friday, June 12, the Trump administration removed legislation that protects health care protections for LGBTQI people in the workplace …

Speak Out Socialists – A Weekly Podcast …

Demonstrations in Support of Palestinians (May 17, 2021) {Bay area .pdf} {Baltimore .pdf} {New Jersey …

Video of online townhall from June 6, 2020 …

Ever since racist Minneapolis cops murdered George Floyd, protests have erupted in thousands of cities …

In another racist outrage, Trump dared to schedule his first campaign rally of the season for June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma …

It never ends. Despite the ongoing nationwide and even global protests in the wake of the racist police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a white Atlanta cop shot a Black man, Rayshard Brooks, 27 years old, in the back …

Part 4: What Will It Take to Win? Join us for a presentation and discussion …

Some demonstrators have raised the slogan “Defund the police!” …

The Navajo Nation has suffered more COVID-19 cases than eight U.S. states combined …

In late March, India implemented one of the world’s most severe lockdowns …

As a result of the crippled economy and the costs ofresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local governments across the country face massive budget crises …

On June 5, Trump proclaimed unemployment was falling thanks to his effort to “reopen” the economy, regardless of health risks …

Just like Trump, Biden recently voiced his support for Juan Guaidó, the right-wing politician trying to take power in Venezuela. …

Everyone is affected by the pandemic, but women workers face a terrible combination of challenges. …

As the pandemic continues, University of California is crying poor …

This was different. Something changed. People were engaged. …

All the pent up anger, all the weeks of being stuck at home, all the worry about getting sick, all the economic hardship, all the anxiety about the future, combined with the history of systemic racism dating back to slavery led to a response that exploded into the streets. …

Part 2: Why We Need Socialism Join us for a presentation and discussion for those …

And it’s on course to get even worse, with weakening environmental protections …

In addition to the coronavirus pandemic, and the deadly racism of our society that is being highlighted in the streets, June has brought another danger: hurricane season. …

In Vallejo, CA on June 2, police executed a 22-year old man in cold blood. …

White-supremacist organizations and individuals have taken to Twitter to promote their violent agenda …

This year we will surpass 418 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere …

Climate disruption is just one of the ways human life is threatened due to the massive destruction to the environment …