A Report from the Frontline: Teaching during COVID in a Baltimore County Public School
A teacher in Baltimore gives a report about conditions in schools during the pandemic. …
A teacher in Baltimore gives a report about conditions in schools during the pandemic. …
The Theranos verdict not only shows that profits and investors matter more than people in this society. It also shows once again that lying and fraud are an everyday part of life in our capitalist economy. …
When Joe Biden decries that “democracy was attacked” on January 6th of last year, what democracy is he talking about? …
On December, 27th, after two and a half months on strike, workers at Kellogg’s voted to ratify a five year contract and return to work. …
Why is that after almost two years of the pandemic, it is so challenging to get a COVID test that many have to wait in line for hours? …
The bosses hunger for profits was greater than their concern for the well-being of their workers, leaving 14 people dead in recent tornadoes. …
In the recent election in Chile, Gabriel Boric has defeated the right-wing candidate, but does not represent the working class. …
On his birthday, December 30, let’s remember Victor Serge, a lifelong revolutionary. His life and struggles can serve as a model and an inspiration for those of us who aspire to change the world. …
In December 1981, Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with the murder of a police officer. After a farce of a trial, Mumia was sentenced to death. …
After rejecting a tentative agreement with a two tier wage structure, Kellogg’s has recently responded by trying to hire permanent replacement scabs. …
The heads of the pharmaceutical industry are more interested in making as much profits as possible by primarily selling their vaccines to the wealthiest nations rather than to distribute them equitably around the world to wipe out COVID. …
What right does the US government, which has carried out acts of terror domestically and abroad, have to decry “terrorism”? …
On January 1st, nearly 6,000 seniors in Maryland are expected to lose coverage for having the wrong medicare insurance plan. …
December 6, 2021, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, Translated from French …
Gas prices have risen while oil and gas companies have profited immensely. …
Overdose deaths in the United States have reached a record high, as pharmaceutical companies continue to profit. …
People in Guadeloupe and Martinique have been protesting against the social problems caused by French control. …
The struggle between Russia and the U.S. to dominate this region of the world puts the whole world at risk. This reckless conflict is just another example of the complete bankruptcy of the global capitalist system, where major powers will risk all-out war and countless lives to enhance their economic dominance. …
In the French West Indies, Guadeloupe and Martinique, an explosive social movement has been underway for weeks against the imposition of mandatory vaccination in workplaces and the institution of a health pass. …
While the act of Rosa Parks sparked mass action, the collective decision of thousands first to participate in and then to continue the boycott led to victory. …
Shutting down travel to supposedly fight the spread of the virus is nothing but political theater and feeds into racism. …
Why do members of the Supreme Court have the right to make such important and intimate decisions for us. …
On Monday, November 8, the Argentine judiciary sentenced the activists Daniel Ruiz and Cesar Arakaki …
A majority white jury in Georgia found three white men guilty of the February 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. …
The longer countries like the U.S. protect the profits of the drug companies and delay vaccinating the rest of the world, the more time the coronavirus has to mutate and cause another surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Once again, this pandemic continues to remind us that their system cannot keep us safe. …
Indigenous peoples are not responsible for climate change, but they are being forced to relocate due to its effects. …
Lecturers across the University of California system are going on strike for better working conditions. …
The trial and acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse has once again shown how deeply racism is imbued in the so-called “justice system” of the United States. …
American workers face the highest rate of inflation in over 30 years and is squeezing us for all that we have! …
The following is a diary the last days of the campaign of Argentinian revolutionary socialist group, Partido Obrero (Workers Party). …
On November 17th, after being on strike for 35 days across 14 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Georgia and Colorado, 61% of the over 10,000 John Deere workers have voted to approve the third contract proposal. …
After defeating the laws that would have eliminated vital protections for Indian farmers, one of the protesters said the victory felt “like you’ve conquered Mount Everest.” …
Gerrymandering has drawn the attention of the mainstream media, as dozens of counties and states – many (but not all) currently led by Republican legislatures and officials – work to redraw election maps to the benefit of their party. …
A recently published a report that shows the U.S. military covered up war crimes in Syria in 2019 when it dropped bombs on a crowd of civilians, killing about 80 people. …
Argentina’s recent legislative elections were marked by the defeat of the coalition in power, and popular anger that was partly expressed through the candidates of the Trotskyist far-left. …
On Tuesday, November 9, Oklahoma’s Supreme Court overturned its 2019 ruling that Johnson and Johnson was financially liable for its role in the opioid epidemic. …
The private sector profits from the oppression of migrants at the Belarus border. …
My students who were sick were never tested for coronavirus, they eventually returned to school after 10 days, and our classroom was no longer deemed an outbreak. Students deserve safe schools now. …
According to Facebook’s own leaked internal documents, Instagram is linked to anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and body image issues, especially among young girls. …
Approximately 150 students took part in a protest at Johns Hopkins University in response to the University’s failure to properly prevent and respond to sexual assaults on campus. …
As the world slowly moves toward the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to belatedly address the climate crises, the mine workers of the Democratic Republic of Congo are feeling the pressure. …
1,100 miners for Warrior Met Coal in Alabama have been on strike since April 1st. They have been fighting for a living wage, more humane scheduling of hours and more time off. …
The climate crisis is GLOBAL. And we see people from every corner of the world standing up to say we must put an end to it. …
The system creates the conditions that allow violent racist police to kill people at traffic stops. …
Veterans Day doesn’t do much for those it is supposed to honor. It is about the patriotic myths about American wars. …
30,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Southern California and Oregon have voted to strike. …
On Tuesday, November 2nd, 10,000 John Deere workers in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union rejected a second tentative agreement to continue their strike which started on October 14. …
On November 6, 1968, the students of San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) began a strike against racism on their campus. Just over four our months later it ended in educational reforms across that began to be mirrored around the country. …
Like the mass demonstrations that ousted Sudan’s dictator two years ago, the people are refusing the military’s recent effort to determine their future. …
These activists recognize that we must rely on ourselves if we are going to see any impactful changes, and they are standing up for the future of the whole world. …
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