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What is Labor Day? It’s an official U.S. holiday that supposedly celebrates working people. Politicians …

August 30, 2019; An updated article based on an August 19, 2019 L’Étincelle Editorial All …

Trump’s anti-immigrant and racist rants have been the centerpiece of his campaign rallies, tweets and …

More and more people are concerned about the possible end of the world as we …

In the past two weeks the people of Puerto Rico have stood together against the …

Imagine your three-year old child being ripped from your arms and caged in a prison …

Women’s rights are under attack! When Trump ran for president, he promised anti-abortion activists that …

Climate experts are saying that temperature peaks will get higher and higher… With the heat …

Last week, tensions escalated between the U.S. and the Iranian governments, with President Trump claiming …

Over 5,000 people demonstrated last Saturday in Belfort against the planned 1,000 layoffs at General …

June is Pride month, we see rainbow displays in store windows and pride flags hanging …

It’s the NBA finals. The Golden State Warriors are facing the Toronto Raptors, Canada’s only …

The ballot boxes have just been put back into storage, and the government and the …

Marine Le Pen is happy: her party (RN) got the most votes at the European …

With the European elections approaching, we keep being told there are only two choices: punish …

In response to the supposed threat of Iran’s plans to attack U.S. forces or personnel, …

In this European election campaign, Nathalie Loiseau and Macron are presenting themselves as the “progressive”, …

“They attacked the Pitié-Salpetrière hospital…” declared Christophe Castaner, the interior minister. That was on May …

While the US economy has grown nearly 60% in the last few decades—bringing in record …

Poor Macron! Not only his great bla-bla was a flop, but the streets are still …

Workers around the world celebrate every May Day (May 1st) as International Workers Day, not …

Almost everyone who is involved in education knows that it isn’t working the way it …

April 22, Earth Day, is a day to celebrate the natural world for its wonder …

Macron’s “great debate” is never ending. There was Macron’s visit in Corsica, that many elected …

April 15 is approaching and that means it is a dreadful time of year for …

Macron’s so-called great debate is about to end. And even if he is extending it …

Homelessness has become so common in the U.S. that many people see it as normal. …

After two months of a “great debate” shaped as a presidential one man show, Macron …

More than one million young people around the world recently took to the streets demanding …

Algeria’s president, Bouteflika, announced he wouldn’t run for a fifth term… This clearly shows panic …

In response to the ongoing attacks on women by Donald Trump and other men in …

On March 3, Oakland teachers ratified a contract with the Oakland School District. Their union …

Despite the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators all over Algeria for two weeks, against Abdelaziz …

Last weekend, humanitarian aid was blocked at the border between Venezuela and Colombia. With the …

Oakland schools are under attack and teachers, students and parents are fighting back. The Oakland …

Oakland schools are under attack and teachers, students and parents are fighting back. The Oakland …

With his typical arrogant attitude, Donald Trump announced his support for Venezuelan National Assembly President …

This weekend was the three-month anniversary of the yellow jackets fight with Macron and his …

We, the working class, have a rich history of struggle, even if it’s not what …

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Black unemployment rate fell to 5.9 …

The yellow jackets have warmed up the general atmosphere. That’s why February 5th was such …

There is really no way to bring the yellow jackets back into the fold. After …

Next weekend more than 100 million people in the U.S. are expected to watch the …

Macron, with his usual arrogance, has encouraged workers to find again the “meaning of effort” …

Last week across California, 3600 mental health clinicians and 400 support staff in the National …

Year after year Kaiser has continued to increase its membership and its profits. Last year …

December 11, 2018 Published in the Étincelle Workplace Newsletter — Translated from French L’Étincelle is …

The recent Camp Fire in Northern California caused 88 deaths, and hundreds are still missing …