These are the editorials from our bi-weekly workplace newsletters, which consist of a two-sided leaflet with a general editorial on one side, and on the other side short articles about the workplace or general issues of concern to workers, written by and with workers from the workplace.
Once again Israeli bombs are raining down on the Palestinian people of Gaza, and Israeli …
The brutality of Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian people is expanding. The situation in …
The ferocity of Israel’s war on the people of Palestine is increasing and turning vast …
The Israeli assault on Gaza, the tiny enclave of 2.2 million people on the shores …
On October 7th, the military wing of HAMAS, the ruling party in Gaza, launched an …
Going into the third week of the strike, last Friday, UAW (United Auto Workers) union …
In the early hours of Friday, September 15th, union officials of the United Auto Workers …
Labor Day is a holiday in the United States that supposedly celebrates the history and …
The past few months have been historic for many reasons. Record-breaking heat has made this …
In the past few weeks, the film Oppenheimer has been widely discussed in the media, …
This summer has seen record heatwaves across the U.S. and the rest of the world. …
In the past month, we have seen glimpses of workers showing their power in the …
June 19th, known as Juneteenth, is the recognition of the last day of chattel slavery …
This year has been one of increased mass shootings and other violent acts in many …
May Day was established as an international holiday in 1889 to honor the struggles and …
Since 1970, Earth Day has been the day millions of people around the world demonstrate …
For months, starting in mid-January, there have been ongoing strikes and mobilizations in France. There …
These train crashes expose the backwards priorities that are rampant throughout this whole system, not just in the railroads. Workers know all too well the many ways companies risk our lives and the safety of our communities for profit …
It’s been over 100 years since the celebration of the first International Women’s Day, now …
February is Black History Month — a time to celebrate centuries of Black struggle for …
Police in Memphis murdered another Black man, Tyre Nichols. We need to organize to end this violent, racist system. …
Our future can feel insecure and out of our control during these times. But, as …
Last Friday, President Biden signed a Congressional resolution to impose a contract on railway workers. …
As of this writing, the election results are not clear, but once again billions of …
Often, when people are looking at the current state of the world, they say: “Nothing …
Watch out! The new term of the Supreme Court began at the start of October. …
Freight railroad workers have been on the brink of striking for months. On September 14, …
The capitalist system is unable to take meaningful action against climate disruption. …
Labor Day is supposedly a time to celebrate working people. Politicians often make cynical speeches …
We’re paying more for everything. We are living through the biggest general increase in prices …
The competition between capitalist powers continues to create the threat of nuclear war. …
At a time when women around the world are winning the right to access legal …
On June 18, a march is being held in Washington D.C. It builds on the …
June is Pride Month, dedicated to the struggles of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer …
Memorial Day is supposed to be a day to mourn the many lives lost to …
Two years ago on May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. If …
A recent draft opinion from the Supreme Court reviewing women’s right to abortion was leaked …
On May 1, workers around the world celebrate May Day, or International Workers Day. It was born out of the struggles of U.S. workers in the 1880s. …
A single day every year for Earth Day is not enough when the climate crisis is ongoing every day. …
We live in a world at war, caused by a system that works only for profit. …
The Ukrainian people have been enduring bombing, shelling, and indiscriminate destruction for 18 days. Thousands …
We have more in common with the working people of Russia and Ukraine than we do with the U.S. government and the interests it represents. We need to oppose this war, talk with those we know and also stand up and demonstrate against this war. …
This is what’s normal for their capitalist system, where normal has been the problem to begin with. Whether we accept a return to this normal or strive to bring about a new one will be up to us. …
In a society that prioritized the life and health of all people, every person would have access to a free education that empowered them to reach their full potential. But under capitalism, the purpose of education is to keep schools open so that the economy keeps going and the profits keep rolling in. …
“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election …
As much as everyone hoped 2022 might be the beginning of a new phase in this pandemic, at every turn the priorities of this system continue to prolong it. …
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. …
We cannot depend on the world’s politicians to protect our future. …
This whole budget process is just another reminder that under this system democracy does work — for the ruling class. But it is a total sham for everyone else. …
This system continues to tear apart the earth, brutalize Indigenous people’s lives and destroy their lands for profit. The struggle of Native peoples is a struggle against a system that threatens all life on this planet. It is all of our fight too. …
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