The Real Cause of the Crisis in Our Hospitals: Greed (New York Times)
The following video report was put out by the New York Times. It is a …
The following video report was put out by the New York Times. It is a …
Since Wednesday, Jan. 12th, more than 8,000 workers in the Denver metro area at King Soopers, a grocery chain store owned by Kroger, have been on strike against low wages and poor working conditions. …
A new COVID vaccine is in the works that is intended to be produced at a low cost and with no patent protections, making it capable for others to produce it. …
The voice of a fast food worker that faced degrading working conditions and low pay. …
Workers at the Bay Area Rapid Transit system are confronted with the challenges of the latest COVID surge. …
On January 13, teachers in the National Education system went on strike en masse. Even the leading parents’ federation had called for children not to go to school. …
In 1943, Jewish people stood up and fought back heroically in the Warsaw ghetto uprising against all odds and the Nazi’s plant to exterminate them. …
The Supreme Court just voted down vaccine mandates, undermining the ability of OSHA to maintain a safe working environment. …
An investigation by Propublica published in Dec. 2021 reported that over $5.2 billion in Temporary …
Not only have extreme weather events from the climate crisis brought about tremendous destruction to lives and the environment, they have also brought on billions of dollars in damage. …
Hundreds of Marylanders are being notified that they may have received ineffective vaccine doses. …
The government has chosen force and repression rather than dialogue. But we know French colonialism has that habit: it would rather to scorn us, and humiliate us, than discuss with us. That is French colonialism. …
The first few months of this school year were exhausting and demoralizing for educators, as …
The United States and Russia have been recklessly moving towards war while using Ukraine as a tool. …
Students and graduates today face a massive burden of debt, while the government, banks, and loan servicers profit. …
“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election …
Let’s coordinate so we can work together and reclaim our power from the capitalists. Here is a good resolution for 2022: risk everything to gain everything. …
A personal account from a worker at a COVID testing clinic. …
The rapidly warming of the oceans, and the consequences that come along with it, are yet another reminder for us that we cannot continue to dump greenhouse gasses into the ecosystem without expecting huge consequences. …
The reason that free or affordable tests and masks haven’t been available in the U.S. until now is the same reason we’ve been stuck in this COVID crisis – this system prioritizes profits above health and safety. …
“Don’t Look Up” shows that we cannot rely on politicians and the rich to solve our problems. …
An analysis of the victory of the Chilean political situation after the election of Gabriel Boric. …
On January 5, a fire in a Philadelphia row house killed twelve people, nine of …
The people of Kazakhstan are rising up against the dictatorship of their government and Russian intervention. …
A teacher in Baltimore gives a report about conditions in schools during the pandemic. …
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. …
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. …
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