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This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid …

During Black History Month, remember the struggles the Black people have fought and what they have won. …

Shakira won Best Latin Pop Album at the 2025 Grammys. In her acceptance speech, she …

The working class has the power to mount an effective opposition to Trump, in contrast to the feeble actions by bureaucratic union leaderships and the Democratic Party. …

In a matter of weeks Trump, Musk and his DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) force, …

The Trump administration has continued its slew of executive orders and coordinated attacks on various …

The chaos of Trump’s rapid-fire executive orders is part distraction, and part attacks on the working class. …

A brief overview of Elon Musk’s life and activities. …

Announcement after announcement about planned executive orders have been filling up our news feeds in …

Trump’s inauguration guest list shows that he serves the capitalists, not the workers. …

Trump has now been in power for a week. Since taking office, he has shown …

The coincidence of Trump’s inauguration and Martin Luther King Day shows the stark contrast between the hateful policies of Trump and the civil rights activism of MLK. …

Trump’s election made the ultra-wealthy even wealthier, as the stock market anticipated higher profits under the Trump administration. …

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar drove a pickup …

President Biden pardoned his son. Who else should he pardon, if he really cares about righting wrongs? …

The shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO has drawn attention to the way insurance companies commit social murder against us. …

After the ILA stopped its strike, negotiations have broken down. Worker power is built on solidarity, although the union bureaucrats such as Daggett aren’t interested in that. …

San Francisco hotel workers are in their third month of a strike. …

Sixty years ago today, on December 2, 1964, students on the Berkeley campus of the University of California took over Sproul Hall, the university’s main administrative building …

On Thanksgiving, be thankful for all those who refused to accept the unacceptable. …

Biden’s pardon of two turkeys, while doing nothing for death row prisoners or other incarcerated people, is a reminder that he uses his power to serve the rich and powerful. …

Berkeley, California community members are protesting the criminalization and displacement of unhoused people, which has …

A recent attack on a BART passenger can be explained by the lack of money being spent to help those who need it. …

All but two of the 50 United States have been experiencing drought conditions in late …

After seven weeks on strike, the thirty-three thousand Boeing machinists, members of the International Association …

Going into election night, the polls continued to show the presidential race was tied, without …

Both of the major political parties represent the capitalist class, not the working class. …

Israel continues its wars in Gaza and Lebanon, while the U.S. continues to provide material support. …

Trump visited areas devastated by Hurricane Helene to promote himself at the expense of the people affected by the hurricane. …

Thirty-three thousand Boeing machinists, members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), on Wednesday, October …

Rivers are drying up due to climate change. In the United States, the Democrats have decided that making climate change even worse is a good idea. …

Lilly Ledbetter, an unexpected yet decisive fighter for women’s rights, died last weekend at age 86. …

The U.S. is spending trillions of dollars on weapons, instead of what we need. …

Boeing workers in Seattle continue to strike, while negotiations have stalled after Boeing tried to bypass the bargaining team. …

The fight against U.S.-backed Israeli aggression is part of our fight for justice and dignity at home. We must stand firmly on the side of the oppressed, here and in the Middle East. …

More details have been coming out about the sexual violence and abuses of the rap …

The massive destruction from Hurricane Helene has been followed by slow government response. …

Capitalism-induced climate change has increased the destruction from hurricanes such as Helene. …

The International Longshoreman’s Association is on strike at 36 ports. …

Microsoft is proposing to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. …

Boeing are continuing their strike, as they have a lot of leverage over the company. …

Instead of addressing the root causes of homelessness, California politicians are clearing homeless encampments so they can pretend that the problem doesn’t exist. …

The U.S. has provided material support for Israel’s attacks against the people of Palestine and Lebanon. We must put and end to it. …

Maryland courts have removed three ballot questions from this November’s elections, even though the proposals …

The head of the International Longshoremen’s Association has threatened to strike if they cannot come to an agreement with the shipping industry; the shipping industry has responded by threatening a Taft-Hartley injunction. …

Steward Health Care extracted hundreds of millions of dollars from its hospitals, leaving patients and employees feeling the consequences. …

Let’s not be distracted by fantastical stories about pet abductions and eating, or about how immigrants are destroying small Midwestern towns. The real problem is the profit driven capitalist system and the people who run it. Let’s turn our anger towards them! …

Whether on questions of international politics or how to struggle in the workplaces, workers shouldn’t take orders from the government, which represents the wealthy and big business. …