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A Nation of Immigrants – One Working Class

November 15, 2018

The U.S. is supposedly a nation of immigrants – people who chose to come here. …

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Migrant Caravan: Survival is Not a Crime

November 15, 2018

The caravan of a few thousand Central American refugees traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border is …

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UPS Teamsters—Voting No is Not Enough!

November 15, 2018

Teamsters Union members who work for UPS recently voted to reject a proposed contract. But …

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Uber and Lyft: 21st Century Technology, 18th Century Conditions

November 15, 2018

Six New York taxi drivers have committed suicide in the last year. Taxi drivers are …

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Mexico, 1968: Hunger and Misery are the Agitators, Not Us

October 10, 2018

Fifty years ago, at the beginning of October, events took place at the Olympic Games …

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Struggles Make History — Don’t Wait For the Politicians

October 10, 2018

The elections are approaching and people are asking, what can we get from these elections? …

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Ten Years Later: Still a Crisis for the Working Class

October 10, 2018

It has been ten years since the 2008 economic crisis – when tens of millions …

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Prisons of Poverty

October 10, 2018

In the play A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens, the greedy capitalist Ebenezer Scrooge …

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Fighting Capitalism is Back in China

October 10, 2018

China’s claim to be a socialist country – where the poor and working class are …

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Rising Up Behind Bars – National Prisoners’ Strike

September 11, 2018

On August 21, prisoners in 17 different states launched a prison strike against the brutal …

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Back to School – We Need to Fight for Good Schools for All!

September 11, 2018

As they do every year, school superintendents and principals across the country have made their …

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Climate Change: Their System is Not Normal

September 11, 2018

While the summer fires blazed throughout California, burning over 600,000 acres and destroying thousands of …

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Lead in Our Water: Poisoning the Poor

September 11, 2018

In the spring of 2016, reports showed that schools in Newark, New Jersey had high …

Articles

Film Review: Sorry to Bother You

September 11, 2018

Capitalism is a system that forces people into roles they wouldn’t otherwise choose, just to …

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Teachers on the March – The Strikes Spread

May 8, 2018

The successful West Virginia Teachers Strike in March has inspired walkouts and demonstrations by school …

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France: Railroad Workers Lead the Way

May 8, 2018

Tens of thousands of workers demonstrated across France on May Day protesting the policies of …

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Young People Challenge the Violence of Society

May 8, 2018

Future history books may recall 2018 as the year of the students’ uprising against violence. …

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Colin Kaepernick: His Silence Will not be Bought

May 8, 2018

Ever since San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, became a free agent in 2017, he …

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Palestine: Gaza in the Crosshairs

May 8, 2018

Since March 30, Palestinians living in the Gaza strip have staged demonstrations against their treatment …

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The Strike in West Virginia – An Example for us All

March 30, 2018

On Thursday, February 22, teachers in two of West Virginia’s fifty-five counties walked out. By …

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Trump’s Budget Declares War at Home and Abroad

March 30, 2018

The Trump administration’s budget for 2019 is a declaration of war on poor and working …

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Martin Luther King Jr., April 1968 and Our Struggle Today

March 30, 2018

In early April 1968, fifty years ago this month, Martin Luther King, Jr. was in …

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Baltimore Police: The System is Corrupt

March 30, 2018

The Gun Trace Task Force of the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) was a special …

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Film Review: Black Panther

March 30, 2018

Black Panther is a big budget superhero film written and directed by Ryan Coogler and …

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Voting for the Democrats is a Dead End!

February 27, 2018

The first year of the Trump administration was one outrage after another. We’ve seen the …

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Supreme Court: Ready to Undermine Unions

February 27, 2018

On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing the case Janus v. AFSCME (American …

Articles

Baltimore Schools: Unfit for Our Children!

February 27, 2018

Public schools across Baltimore City had to close in early January because their heating systems …

Articles

NY/NJ Transit: A Real Trainwreck!

February 27, 2018

For the past decade, transit riders in the New York-New Jersey area have become increasingly …

Articles

Nabi Saleh, Palestine – An Example of Defiance

February 27, 2018

On December 15, a 16 year old girl, Ahed Tamimi, confronted Israeli soldiers who stormed …

Articles

Housing: A Luxury for the Rich?

November 28, 2017

Across the country, landlords and developers are seizing every opportunity to raise rents, kick out …

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Democrats and Republicans Both Defend the Rich

April 28, 2017

With the Trump administration in the White House, many are wishing that Clinton had been …

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Donald Trump: Overflowing With Hate

March 1, 2016

Donald Trump continues to win in the primaries in spite of his racist and violent …

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No Coal Trains to Oakland!

March 1, 2016

Burning coal is one of the most polluting forms of energy production and one of …

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The U.S. Supreme Court: Judicial Servants of the Ruling Class

March 1, 2016

Following the death of Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, on February 13, 2016, the empty …

Articles

French Workers and Youth Prepare a Massive Fightback

March 1, 2016

This week in France, young people and workers are preparing a massive fight against attacks …

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Movie Review: “Where to Invade Next?”

March 1, 2016

If you’re looking for a good laugh and want to see what the quality of …

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Lessons From the Civil Rights Struggle

February 1, 2016

The struggle against racism in the U.S. has involved millions of people, starting with the …

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This is Your Brain on Football

February 1, 2016

Whether you’re a football fan or not, everyone should see the movie “Concussion,” starring Will …

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Film Review: “The Big Short”

February 1, 2016

“The Big Short” is a film about the 2008 economic crash that ultimately sent the …

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When Trump is Your Boss

February 1, 2016

In his campaign, Donald Trump continues to try to paint himself as the outsider who …

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Disaster – Just a Part of Doing Business: The California Gas Leak and Flint Water

February 1, 2016

It’s the same kind of story in every major industry across the country: profits come …

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Millionaire Water Wasters

December 1, 2015

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) recently released a list of 1,100 names of …

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Stephen Hawking is Right

December 1, 2015

Recently in an on-line question and answer forum, the famous physicist, Stephen Hawking, was asked …

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French Imperialism – The Origin of the Terror

December 1, 2015

On the 13th of November, Paris was struck by terrorist attacks. For many people this …

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University of Missouri Students Fight Racism

December 1, 2015

This fall, students at college campuses and high schools organized to confront the racism they …

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Paris Climate Talks – A Useless Ritual

December 1, 2015

From November 30 to December 11,  The United Nations 2015 Paris Climate Conference (also known …

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Killed By Cops

October 12, 2015

In 2015, there have been 791 people killed by the police. Of those people, 103 …

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What Future For Young People?

October 12, 2015

What kind of future is this society offering to young people today? From work to …

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New Orleans – Ten Years After Hurricane Katrina

October 12, 2015

Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina landed on the coast of Louisiana, flooding New Orleans. Even …

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People Make History ­– Not Politicians

October 1, 2015

Every election season we are reminded about how important it is to exercise our right …

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