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Amazon: Increasing Profits and Increasing Infections
While a record number of small businesses are closing during the pandemic, Amazon’s package delivery …
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Detroit Bus Drivers: Essential Workers Strike for Safety
On October 2, at least 288 Detroit bus drivers pulled a wildcat work stoppage, striking for safety under pandemic working conditions …
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The Rich Get Tax Breaks, but the Poor Get Audited!
The revelation that Trump only paid $750 in income taxes in 2017 shouldn’t shock anyone. …
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Olympics Protests in 1968: John Carlos and Tommie Smith Raise their Fists
Mexico City, 1968: two black gloved fists are raised in the air during the awards ceremony for the 200-meter sprint at the Olympics, as the U.S. National Anthem. …
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Armenia and Azerbaijan at War
Dozens of deaths, hundreds of wounded, civilians and soldiers: what recently was a disturbing skirmish …
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Alameda Health System Strike: Showing What Workers are Capable of
The links and connections made can be the fuel to energize the battles to come. …
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Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day? Whose History?
Monday, October 12 is Indigenous People’s Day, but the longstanding American tradition is to celebrate it as Columbus Day. …
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No Relief for Workers as Stimulus Delayed Until After Election
Democrats and Republicans in Congress still won’t pass another so-called stimulus bill. Even though the …
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Trump’s Middle East Deals: Cynical Politics, Not Peace
On September 11, President Trump announced by Twitter that he had arranged a peace treaty making Bahrain “the second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days.” …
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The Pope and Politics: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Early this month the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, published his view of the state of the world and he doesn’t think it’s pretty. …
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The Economy’s Getting Better? Who Are They Kidding?
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? …
Articles
Grand Jury Cover-Up in the Breonna Taylor Case
The facts in the Breonna Taylor case have been covered up by the cops and the Attorney General. This has only inflamed public outrage. …
Editorials
Trump’s Campaign Goes Viral
Trump tested positive for COVID-19, and was hospitalized for a few days. Over the next …
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Forced Sterilization of Immigrant Women
We must stand together against all of the attacks on immigrants! …
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Virtual Learning Part 2: The Parents
Virtual learning puts major stress on working parents. …
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Plastic-Digesting Enzymes!
What if researchers worked together to fix our plastic waste problem? …
Articles
Trump Refuses to Denounce White Supremacists in the Debate
The Proud Boys, a violent far-right group, has been celebrating a remark made by Donald Trump at the first presidential debate. …
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The Supreme Court: Judicial Servants of the Ruling Class
It is a mistake to rely on this court to protect us from a decision in favor of Trump, regardless of whether Amy Barret is on the bench. …
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Anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre in Mexico City
On October 2, 1968, a peaceful demonstration of nearly 15,000 people took place in Mexico City. …
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Trump’s Tax Evasion: A Normal Part of the System!
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. …
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The COVID-19 Response: Decreasing Restrictions and Increasing Deaths
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. …
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The California Wildfires: Mismanagement and Climate Change
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. …
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Microplastics: A Huge Problem
Microplastics, found in clothing, are a byproduct of the fossil fuel industry. …
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COVID-19: What’s the Vaccine Timeline?
When will a vaccine for COVID-19 be ready? The short answer is not for a while. …
Articles
Virtual Learning is NOT the Same as Being in a Classroom
Students, teachers and parents this fall are facing the consequences of our nation’s leaders’ inability and unwillingness to control the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Nurses Win Union Recognition for the First Time at a Major North Carolina Hospital! But the Struggle Continues.
The nurses won with a majority of 70 percent, but their fight is hardly over. …
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Indictment in Breonna Taylor Case is Another Racist Attack
Two of the three cops involved were not charged at all and one was charged with “wanton endangerment” for firing shots that might have hurt her neighbors, not murder or even manslaughter. …
Articles
Bacon’s Rebellion and the Making of “Race” in the United States
Since the explosion of outrage following the police murder of George Floyd, millions of Americans …
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Shifting CDC Guidelines Expose an Unequal System
It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant to believe official information …
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RBG: Celebrate Her Life, But Be Prepared to Keep Fighting for What We Need
We win our rights through struggle, not the Supreme Court …
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Despite Black Lives Matter PR, NFL’s Actions Speak Louder than Words
The National Football League (NFL) season has started again, but this time with a couple of twists. …
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France: Enough Sexism! Students Rebel Against Dress Codes in Schools!
Young women in France are protesting against sexist clothing discrimination …
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Republicans and Democrats Do Nothing for the Climate Crisis on the West Coast
All the Democrats have done for climate change is pay it lip service. …
Editorials
End Times? or Seize the Time!
Wildfires have scorched more than five million acres, an area the size of Connecticut, as …
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Wildlife Populations Have Decreased Two-Thirds Since 1970!
Since 1970, the planet’s wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 68 percent, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s 2020 Living Planet Report. …
Articles
A Message from the Seas?
Reports of orcas ramming boats near the coasts of Spain and Portugal have been flooding in. …
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Why are 12,000 Refugees Sleeping on the Side of the Road in Greece?
A week ago, the camp on Lesbos, a Greek island, caught fire. It held 12,000 people, which is four times the number of occupants the Greek government says could safely live there. …
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Mines in Congo Eat Human Beings Alive
50 miners died in Congo last week. They aren’t the first, and these types of disasters aren’t rare. The system of capitalism accepts the deaths of workers for profit. …
Articles
Big Pharma: Cutting Corners, Risking Lives
Recently, nine of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies working on vaccines for COVID-19 pledged that they’ll only ask the FDA for approval when the vaccines they’re working on are proven to be safe and effective …
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It’s Not Just Trump. The Whole System Insults and Exploits Veterans!
Did Trump call the soldiers sent to fight in the U.S.’s endless wars “suckers,” as former Trump associates have claimed? …
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Rochester: Protesters Demand Justice
Daniel Prude, a Black man visiting relatives in Rochester, New York, died at the hands of Rochester police after being arrested on March 17, 2020 …
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California Fires: The Climate Disruption We Were Warned About
As if the COVID pandemic wasn’t enough for Californians to deal with, the state is now seeing record-breaking heat waves, wildfires, and smoke. …
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Will Public Transportation Survive the Pandemic?
Before COVID-19, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority served 8 million people daily. Since COVID-19, it’s losing $200 million per week and suddenly has a predicted deficit of $16 billion over four years …
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Worst Year Ever? It’s not 2020 – It’s Capitalism
2020 has indeed been the worst year. But further events like the ones that define this year will not end with it, unless the root cause – capitalism – is removed. …
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Chadwick Boseman’s Untimely Death Highlights Racial Health Disparities
Capitalism is a cancer that disproportionately affects Black people. …
Articles
The Battle of Blair Mountain: A Worker’s Uprising Worth Remembering on Labor Day
One struggle we can learn from was the struggle of coal miners that led to the “Battle of Blair Mountain” almost a 100 years ago in West Virginia …
Editorials
Attica Prison Revolt – The Struggle Against Injustice Continues
The inhumane conditions facing those locked in prisons across the U.S. today are not new …
Articles
Herd Immunity: A Game of Chance
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about herd immunity in relation to COVID-19. But what is herd immunity, and what does it mean in relation to COVID-19? …
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New York City has big problems – and Wall Street and the Politicians Make Them Worse!
New York City was the first place where COVID reached critical proportions in the U.S. …
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The Real Violence Isn’t the Demonstrations
Following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, tens of thousands of people took to the streets around the country to protest this latest violence at the hands of the police …
