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During the Thanksgiving Holiday, Remember The Occupation of Alcatraz
November 20 marks the 51st anniversary of the start of the Alcatraz occupation by indigenous activists. …
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The U.S. Government – Far From a Democracy
The United States government, as designed, is far from a democracy. If we desire true democracy, we must change the system. …
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Who Controls the Media?
We don’t have as many options as we think we do… …
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The Cost of the 2020 Elections: An Epic Waste of Money
The elections campaigns have cost an enormous amount of money, which could have been spent on things that actually benefit us. …
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Who Owns the Supreme Court?
Monied interests have been controlling the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, as with the rest of the system, serves the rich. …
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Against religious fascism, we do not have the same values as… Macron!
October 19, 2020 – Editorial of “The Etincelle” (The Spark) workplace newsletters in France {An …
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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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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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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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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. …
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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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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. …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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Boycott Sends Shockwaves through Professional Sports as NBA Players Demand Justice for Jacob Blake
The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the sports world on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, after the players decided to boycott Game 5 …
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Tip of the Iceberg: Voting Rights Attacked in Tennessee
A Tennessee a new law could strip protesters of their right to vote. …
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CDC: Ignoring Science, Appeasing the Trump Administration
As numbers of new U.S. infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to remain high, as U.S schools reopen and workers are called back into work, and as second waves of infection have begun to show up internationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly changed its COVID-19 guidelines and is recommending less testing in the U.S. …
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Convalescent Blood Plasma: FDA approves of another treatment for COVID
This week the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for another treatment for patients with COVID-19. This treatment relies on blood transfusions from patients who’ve recovered from the virus, and thus are would have antibodies present in their blood. …
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Schools Forced to Choose: Learn Remotely or Risk Lives
As the school year begins, some states and districts have made the unhappy, but smart decision to start the school year remotely. …
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Tech Companies Are in It for Themselves
As tens of millions find their financial situation more desperate by the day, and millions of small businesses are squeezed into failure, the big tech companies are booming! …
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Politicians’ Attacks on the U.S. Postal Service are Not New
Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS are not the only ones that have happened. The Postal Service has been under attack for decades. …
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Fire! Climate Catastrophe at Home
A massive heat dome hovering over the southwest of the U.S. is causing record-breaking temperature spikes in California. …
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The Height of Hypocrisy: Biden Quotes Civil Rights Leader Ella Baker
At the Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden began his nomination acceptance speech with a quote from the civil rights activist Ella Baker: “Give people light and they will find a way.” …
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Kodak and Trump Playing with Taxpayers’ Dollars
Recently, the Trump administration announced a new development in U.S. pharmaceuticals. The Kodak Film Company is expected to be given a $765 million loan to help launch a new wing of the company producing generic pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients. …
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Belarus: “Go! Do not come back!”
On August 16, it was under this slogan that tens of thousands gathered in Minsk with flowers, balloons and flags …
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Trump’s Attack on the Postal Service Causing Misery for Millions
A desperate Trump has decided to speed up the attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, hoping to significantly suppress mail-in voting. …
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Drilling in the Arctic: Capital Reigns Supreme
On August 17, the Trump administration opened up the coastal plane of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling …
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Fear and Mistrust: Vaccine Production in the U.S.
A Gallup poll recently found that 35% of Americans wouldn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available right now, at no cost to them …
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Baltimore: Deadly Explosion and Aging Infrastructure
Just days after a massive explosion in Beirut, Baltimore residents were shaken by an explosion that killed two, injured seven, and flattened three rowhomes …
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The United States: An Awakening Decades in the Making
The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops turned out to be the last straw for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. …
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Arizona School Teachers and Staff Fight Back against COVID
Rather than accept the risks involved for both themselves and students, education workers in an Arizona school district decided enough was enough …
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As Millions Lose Their Jobs, Politicians Disagree on the Crumbs to Give Workers
For months, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have taken turns stalling the passage of any new round of relief for unemployed workers …
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U.S. Shows Workers Can Return to Work Safely – If they are NBA Players!
The National Basketball Association, along with the millionaires and billionaires who own the teams, and the mega corporations that invest in …
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Capitalism: A Filthy System
Filthy Rich, a new docu-series on Netflix, uncovers the horrifying story of financier Jeffery Epstein’s extensive underage sex trafficking …
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Beirut Explosion – Another Example of the Ruling Class’s Contempt for Human Life
A single massive chemical explosion at the port killed at least a 137 people and injured five thousand …
