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The Deadly Fire in Hawaii – A Profit-Driven Disaster
The death toll continues to rise from the fire that has ravaged the island of …
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Baltimore Gas & Electric: Huge Profits, Zero Accountability
As winter began in late 2022, Adrienne Smith of the Easterwood neighborhood in West Baltimore …
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Netanyahu’s Government Delivers a Blow to Israel’s Supposed Democracy
After six months of demonstrations in which tens of thousands of Israelis took to the …
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Film Review: Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s latest film has been a box office hit, an adaptation of the biography …
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The Cobalt Mine That Never Was
The so-called capitalist transition to green energy has a problem: it isn’t profitable to produce cobalt, a …
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Floods Around the World
This summer has brought terrifying news: heat waves across the world have led to hundreds of deaths …
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France: The True Face of Macron’s Republic
Hedi was beaten by Macron’s police, causing him to lose part of his skull. …
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Who’s BART? or Whose BART?
Who is BART? And who does BART belong to? The workers, and the public. …
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School Libraries Under Threat in Houston
Houston Independent School District is converting school libraries into student discipline centers. …
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Film Review: Barbie
Barbie is a film about a pink-studded plastic doll from a surreal land where everything …
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Nuclear War: A Hair Trigger Away?
In the past few weeks, the film Oppenheimer has been widely discussed in the media, …
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August 6: The Anniversary of Nuclear War — NEVER AGAIN!
August 6, 2023 is the 78th anniversary of the start of nuclear war. In 1945, …
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NO to the Guilty Verdict in the Baltimore Squeegee Case!
The trial over the shooting of a motorist by a teenage squeegee worker in Baltimore …
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Russia: Boris Kagarlitsky in Custody, While Yevgeny Prigozhin Still at Large!
By Michelle Verdier, posted on July 31, 2023 on the website of the New Anti-capitalist …
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The UPS Contract – Now It’s Up to the Workers
On July 25, the bargaining team of the Teamsters union and United Parcel Service (UPS) …
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In Macron’s World, even Vacations Suck!
July 24, 2023, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle Fraction of the New …
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Ruchell Magee Goes Free
Longtime political prisoner Ruchell Magee was released after spending 67 years behind bars. Magee was …
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Fossil Fuel’s Grip on Climate Change Lobbyists
Fossil fuel lobbyists also work for climate nonprofits! …
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Florida’s Revised History Curriculum: Same Old Racism in New Form
Florida’s new standards for African American History downplay the historical oppression of Black people, even saying that slavery benefited slaves. …
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Short Staffing = Short Breaks
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …
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The Long Wait
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …
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Women Fight Back Against Texas Abortion Ban
Last week, court hearings were held on Zurawski v. Texas, marking the first time patients denied abortions …
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War over Ukraine Starves People around the World
Earlier this month, Russia pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal. This agreement was …
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Teamsters Union and UPS Reach Tentative Agreement
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday, July 25 …
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BART– the Land Baron: Displaced Coliseum Connections Tenants
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Victory in the Anthropology Library
The occupation of the U.C. Berkeley Anthropology Library ended last week on Monday, July 17, …
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BART – How Do They Think? Do They?
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Peru – The Third March on Lima and the Ongoing Struggle Against the Government
Last Wednesday, 21,000 people or more marched through the streets of Lima, Peru. The crowds …
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Book Review: The Uninhabitable Earth
A review of David Wallace-Wells’s The Uninhabitable Earth, a book about the terrible effects of climate change. …
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Summer Heat: The Climate Crisis is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
This summer has seen record heatwaves across the U.S. and the rest of the world. …
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Actors on Strike
On July 14, 165,000 actors represented by SAG-AFTRA went on strike against Hollywood studios. They …
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A Pitiful Reduction of Student Debt
If you were only reading the bombastic headlines from the past few weeks, you might …
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Biden Administration Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
On July 7, the Biden administration announced that it would send cluster bombs to the …
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No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style
September 1, 2023, is a day that will live in workers’ rights infamy. Texas House Bill …
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France: As the old Revolutionary Song Says, “Hang the Aristocrats from on High!”
As France celebrates Bastille Day, there is reason to revolt: the rich are still getting richer at the expense of everyone else! …
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July 17, 1936 Spain: Workers’ Power Defeats Coup Attempt
On the morning of July 17, 1936, right-wing generals in Spain ordered their troops to …
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Derailment Investigation Spotlights Profit-Driven Dangers
Recently, there has been a series of railroad and other industrial disasters wreaking havoc on …
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Support UPS workers – Their fight is our fight, too!
The contract between UPS and workers in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters expires on July …
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Climate Change is Bringing Malaria to the U.S.
As the climate heats up, mosquitoes have more time to live and breed and expand …
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France: We Don’t Want their Social Order
July 10, 2023, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …
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Short Staffing Petition at Highland
Highland Hospital needs to get more staff and stop overworking its workers. …
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Schedule Fit for Robots
The Highland and Kaiser hospitals treat their workers like robots! …
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Hugo Blanco: Peruvian Revolutionary, 1934-2023
Peruvian revolutionary Hugo Blanco has died. Let us remember his life. …
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The Fight of Dock and Delivery Workers is Our Fight, Too
In the past month, we have seen glimpses of workers showing their power in the …
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The Supreme Court Slashes the Basic Rights of the Population
The Supreme Court last year blocked the right to have an abortion and now continues …
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Public Transit: The Money is There
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Earth’s Hottest Day Ever – 3 Days in a Row!
Just a few days ago we published a short article describing the intense heatwaves gripping …
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France: Exploitation, racism, police violence: the revolt is legitimate and necessary!
July 3, 2023 editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …
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Heatwaves Spread Worldwide
This summer, many parts of our planet are suffering brutal heatwaves, bringing us face to …
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Israeli Attack on the Palestinian City of Jenin—a Sign of More Violence to Come?
Israel has attacked the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, as it continues its genocide against the Palestinians. …