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The activists of Argentina show how to fight for abortion rights. …

As usual for cops, Tamir Rice’s killers were not charged with a crime. …

COVID-19 has caused a large temporary decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. What will it take to permanently reduce emissions? …

The protests in Belarus against Lukashenko continue. …

Democrats may claim to care about social justice, but when they have the opportunity to take action on issues such as ending contracts with ICE, their true priorities are revealed. …

Shoplifting of basic necessities is on the rise, but the real theft is by those at the top who have enriched themselves during this pandemic. …

  Russia, China, and the U.S. are battling it out to see who can sink …

These two words best describe how healthcare workers across the board feel about dealing with …

Excerpted from a message from the No Justice Under Capitalism Coalition … San Quentin medical …

COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States, and it is likely to get worse. …

The politicians institute restrictive measures while doing nothing to help people survive financially. Meanwhile, they violate their own standards to hang out with their wealthy friends. …

Biden’s cabinet picks show that his administration will serve the interests of capital. …

We can’t depend on the government to keep people from being evicted. …

Global heating is raising sea levels around the world, although at different rates in different …

  The U.S. company Tyson Foods Inc., among the largest beef, pork and chicken producers …

The Social Dilemma attempts to explain the global phenomena that is social media, describing it …

On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton was murdered by Chicago police after being surveilled and …

Editorial of Convergences Revolutionnaires published by the Etincelle fraction of the New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) …

Since November 9, a mass movement of workers, the poor, and youth has swept across …

November 7, 2020 Translated from Convergences revolutionnaires, a publication of the fraction Etincelle of the …

November 20 marks the 51st anniversary of the start of the Alcatraz occupation by indigenous activists. …

The United States government, as designed, is far from a democracy. If we desire true democracy, we must change the system. …

The people of Poland demonstrate how to fight against a right-wing government! …

With tensions rising between mainland China and Taiwan, many Taiwanese supported Trump’s re-election. …

Despite the federal moratorium on evictions, people are still being evicted, and more evictions are expected once the moratorium expires. …

The protests in Belarus against the authoritarian Lukashenko have continued. …

The United States’ electoral system is hardly democratic. This is not an accident. …

Today is Veterans Day. While the politicians pay lip service to veterans, the reality is that veterans often become homeless or get deported. …

Many are celebrating what is hoped to be the end of Trump’s presidency. And many …

In the latest of the Trump administration environmental protection rollbacks, 17 million acres of the …

Trump had been trumpeting that media reports on COVID-19 would end right after the election. …

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, tax revenues for state and local governments that provide services …

October 30, 2020 – Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionnaires, a publication of Etincelle …

By now, you’ve surely heard about the TikTok video that recently went viral featuring a …

The people of Thailand have been protesting against the monarchy and the corruption of the government. …

Nigerians have been protesting against the brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit. …

The elections campaigns have cost an enormous amount of money, which could have been spent on things that actually benefit us. …

Monied interests have been controlling the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, as with the rest of the system, serves the rich. …

October 19, 2020 – Editorial of “The Etincelle” (The Spark) workplace newsletters in France {An …

Dozens of deaths, hundreds of wounded, civilians and soldiers: what recently was a disturbing skirmish …

Trump says the economy is getting better. But unemployment is still much higher than it was pre-pandemic, and industries have started to outright lay people off. Do we really think the politicians will make things better for us? …

The facts in the Breonna Taylor case have been covered up by the cops and the Attorney General. This has only inflamed public outrage. …

Trump tested positive for COVID-19, and was hospitalized for a few days. Over the next …

Trump’s tax evasion is reprehensible. But his behavior is the norm for billionaires, not an exception. The capitalist system is set up make this possible. …

The pandemic is far from over, with an enormous ongoing death toll. But the politicians insist on reopening the economy – because they serve corporate profits, not us. …

Land mismanagement and climate change have contributed to the scale of the recent fires in California, and the COVID pandemic has exacerbated its effects. The politicians have not addressed these issues, because they serve the profits of corporations. …

Since the explosion of outrage following the police murder of George Floyd, millions of Americans …

We’re Not All in This Together The pandemic has ushered in a new reality that …