Month: October 2021

Utility debt in the U.S. has more than doubled since the pandemic. …

Although the UN climate change conference hasn’t begun, we already know how much progress they’ll make. The answer? Nowhere near enough!  …

The Democrats, despite controlling the Presidency and both houses of Congress, are unable to help working people in even the most basic of ways. …

n the midst of a pandemic that has ravaged the world, especially its most marginalized communities, we have often found ourselves asking where we went wrong and how we could do better at health care. …

Todo este proceso presupuestario no es más que otro recordatorio de que bajo este sistema la democracia sólo funciona para la clase dominante. Es una farsa total para todos los demás.

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This whole budget process is just another reminder that under this system democracy does work — for the ruling class. But it is a total sham for everyone else. …

If you were going to be in a fight for your life, would you want to be armed and ready or still fashioning your weapons after the enemy has attacked? That is my answer to NBA players like Beal and others who are still unclear on the reason for vaccination. Being unvaccinated means that you are unarmed and unprepared for an attack, with luck as your only weapon. …

Since 2018, the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan has tested high for dangerous concentrations of lead within the water system. …

New leaked documents show that governments have been trying to get the UN to downplay climate change, raising questions about the outcome of the upcoming Climate Change Conference. …

The contract may be signed but the fight is far from over! …

This toxic culture of the power brokers in the NFL is a disgusting microcosm of the racism, sexism, and homophobia that is pervasive in our society! …

The past month has seen a strike wave in the United States. …

10,000 workers at John Deere went on strike against a bad contract. …

This supply chain crisis is just one more example of how dysfunctional the system of capitalism is — this system can’t even organize the basic production and distribution of goods. …

In 1956, the Hungarian masses of working people fought courageously, not for the implementation of capitalism, or a brutal rule by “socialist” or “communist” party bureaucrats, but for socialism built on their own genuine power as workers. …

“Breaking Boundaries” is a new documentary on Netflix by David Attenborough, looking into the state of the environment. …

Over 530 climate activists were arrested this past week when thousands of activists descended on Washington, D.C., to demand that the Biden administration protect indigenous communities and the environment. …

Workers at Kellogg’s are standing up to the bosses strikebreaking tactics. …

John Brown and his followers stand as an example of how working people of different skin colors and backgrounds can join together and take action against the oppressing ruling classes.  For that reason, we recognize John Brown’s raid as part of the long struggle to end oppression and create a just and equal world for all people.  …

According to new research at least 85% of the global population is already confronted with the effects of climate change. (Image Credit: Tsiory Andriantsoarana) …

Even many of the intellectuals of the ruling class see the reality – their system offers no future! …

It is now almost the middle of October, and we’ve been back at school since …

Vaccination is an effective measure against disease, but we should not blame the unvaccinated for the government’s response to the pandemic. …

Since September 16th, carpenters in Seattle have been on strike for better pay, benefits and working conditions while voting down four previous tentative agreements. …

Durante muchos años, el lunes 11 de octubre se ha conocido en Estados Unidos como …

This system continues to tear apart the earth, brutalize Indigenous people’s lives and destroy their lands for profit. The struggle of Native peoples is a struggle against a system that threatens all life on this planet. It is all of our fight too. …

More than one month after Hurricane Ida rampaged from the Gulf Coast to the northeast, the trail of destruction and its effects on people’s lives is still visible for all to see. …

Over 700 stationary engineers have been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities. …

Facebook has known about the disastrous effects they’ve had on young girls’ mental health, misinformation, and other nefarious things. They’ve known, yet done nothing. …

Tackling the issue of climate change is the most urgent and pressing issue facing all of humanity around the world. Why shouldn’t all of our contributions be brought to the table, especially those on the frontlines who face the most immediate consequences? …

On Sunday, one of the largest oil spills in California’s recent history spread onto beaches, damaging wetlands and killing wildlife. …

On October 2, in over 600 protests, thousands of people gathered across all 50 states in the U.S. to defend abortion access. …

The Pandora Papers reveal the shady things that world leaders do to protect the wealth of the wealthy. This is hardly a surprise. …

According to FBI data, the US saw the largest increase during 2020 since record-keeping began in 1960. …

Workers in France are striking against the privatization of the public transit system. …

The current budget fight in Congress is offering up a perfect opportunity for industries to call in favors and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia who owns millions in coal stocks has been tapped to re-write the climate portion of the budget bill. …

The exotic animal hunting industry is huge, particularly in rural parts of west Texas where expansive ranches exist for tourists to come hunt exotic animals in captivity. …

The 22 species recently declared extinct and predicted future extinctions are flashing red warning signs that humans and our Earth are facing an unprecedented ecological and biological catastrophe. …

Women and their allies all over the U.S. are out in the streets on October 2 to defend that right. We won this right before and to keep it we will need to fight for it again today! …