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France: Our Motion for Censure is the General Strike!

March 20, 2023

After President Macron tried to force through pension reform, the French are striking against it. …

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Floods in California: Not a “Natural” Catastrophe

March 20, 2023

The town of Pajaro, California, was flooded after its under-engineered levee broke. …

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The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: Exposing the Fragility of Capitalism

March 19, 2023

Last week, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a small bank focused on investing in tech companies, …

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Profits over Lives in Head-On Train Crash in Greece

March 6, 2023

The disastrous train crash in Greece is another example of how capitalism risks our lives. …

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Child Labor a Normal Part of Capitalism

February 28, 2023

Immigrant children have been found to be working in dangerous conditions. Such exploitation is a normal part of capitalism. …

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Railroad Profiteers and Government Responsible for Toxic Wreck

February 15, 2023

The train derailment and release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, was the result of corporate cost-cutting at the expense of safety, enabled by the government. …

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The Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – Disasters in an Inhuman System

February 14, 2023

The consequences of the earthquakes affecting Turkey and Syria were made more severe by the system of profiteering and war. …

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Rich Get Richer During Crisis

January 20, 2023

According to a report published by Oxfam on January 16, the richest people have gotten …

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Insulin Is Now Free?

November 22, 2022

A parody Twitter account of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly drew attention to the exorbitant price of insulin. …

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Tech Layoffs Aren’t Unique – They’re a Normal Part of Capitalism

November 19, 2022

Many tech enthusiasts, tech cheerleaders and even many so-called analysts treat the giant tech and …

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Greta Thunberg Denounces Latest Global Climate Conference

November 18, 2022

During her book launch just one week before the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference …

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Railroad Bosses Threaten Workers on the Job and in Our Communities

November 18, 2022

The possibility that workers might strike against national freight rail companies has gotten some headlines …

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Empty Homes Yet Unhoused People – Another Sickness of the System

November 4, 2022

A recent report provides us with yet another example of the inhumanity of the capitalist …

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UPS Worker Gets Pushed to the Edge

November 3, 2022

On October 5, a UPS worker took her life on the job at a major …

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Insurance Companies Defraud the Public: Milking Medicare for Billions

November 3, 2022

Private insurers that offer a “Medicare Advantage” plan have milked Medicare’s public coffers fraudulently for …

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We Can’t Recycle Our Way Out of the Plastic Problem

November 1, 2022

It turns out that most plastic is not actually recyclable. If we want to get rid of it, we also need to end the profit motive that causes plastic production. …

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Haitians Rise Up Amidst Social Crisis in the Country

October 29, 2022

For several weeks, there have been renewed demonstrations and revolts by the Haitian population in …

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Book Review: Racism and Capitalism: What it Costs us ALL – The Sum of Us, by Heather McGee

October 10, 2022

The Sum of Us by Heather McGee is an interesting, but frustrating, book on racism in the United States. …

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British Workers Resist Skyrocketing Living Costs as Corporations Make Record Profits

October 8, 2022

In the United Kingdom (U.K.), more than 50,000 rail workers represented by three unions recently …

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Florida – Tragic Example of the Sickness of Capitalism

October 8, 2022

The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Ian has left a trail of death and destruction through …

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Capitalists Accelerate Oil Consumption and the End of the World

October 7, 2022

The need to limit CO2 emissions becomes more urgent every year, as we see more …

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Federal Reserve Chair: Ordinary People Will Need to Suffer to Combat Inflation

September 17, 2022

Each year, there is a tradition within the United States’ capitalist system where dozens of …

Articles

Kings and Queens Belong in the Dustbin of History

September 14, 2022

Let’s not mourn for monarchs, who have historically been exploiters and colonizers, and wealthy parasites at best. …

Editorials

Climate Disruption? It’s Time for Us to Disrupt

September 11, 2022

The capitalist system is unable to take meaningful action against climate disruption. …

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Military Contractors Profit Off the War in Ukraine at Our Expense

September 9, 2022

In August, the U.S. government decided to send another three billion dollars in military aid …

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Capitalism + Racism + Climate Crisis = Water Disaster in Jackson, Mississippi

September 5, 2022

The climate crisis is combining with institutional inequality to create more suffering for oppressed people. …

International

France: Back to work: time to fight back

September 4, 2022

August 31, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …

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The “White Voice” of the Film Sorry to Bother You — But for Real

September 3, 2022

Many people may remember the plot of the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You from …

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Pakistan Flood Disaster – Who is to Blame?

August 31, 2022

The disastrous flooding in Pakistan is the fault of wealthy countries that have emitted and continue to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases. …

International

Fires, Arsonists, and Us

August 26, 2022

August 16, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

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Nursing Homes Prey on Relatives of Deceased

August 22, 2022

Predatory nursing homes sued family and friends of deceased patients to collect bill payments. …

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Workers at UPS and Amazon Die Due to Extreme Heat and Brutal Working Conditions

August 10, 2022

Workers at UPS and Amazon have been dying of extreme heat, while the companies make profit. …

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The Baby Formula Shortage Continues

August 3, 2022

After five months, the baby formula shortage continues. …

Articles

What the Webb Space Telescope Reveals

August 2, 2022

The images from the James Webb Space Telescope show the enormous potential of humanity. Imagine how much more we could do if we weren’t organized under an exploitative, destructive system. …

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Everything’s Going Up… But Our Pay!

August 1, 2022

We pay increased prices, corporations get increased profits. …

Articles

The Hunger Crisis Isn’t New – But the Ruling Class Wants You to Think So

July 31, 2022

The mainstream media is noting the global food crisis and pointing to the war in Ukraine as the cause, but the food crisis has long predated this war. …

Articles

As Housing Costs Rise in Tennessee, So Does the Houseless Population

July 11, 2022

Over 580,000 unhoused people live in the United States, and Chattanooga, TN is one location …

Articles

Diane Nash: This Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Actually Deserves Recognition

July 11, 2022

Last week President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seventeen people. Much of …

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Poor People’s March Inspires, But We Must Continue the Fight!

June 24, 2022

On Saturday, June 18, thousands came to the mall in Washington, D.C., to protest poverty …

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The Deadly Effects of Inflation Worldwide

June 19, 2022

For the third time in less than fifteen years, the world faces increasing hunger, malnutrition, …

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South Korean Truckers Win Strike

June 19, 2022

On June 14, South Korean truck drivers won an eight-day strike for higher wages. In …

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Climate Catastrophe Triggered by Ticking “Carbon Bombs”

June 13, 2022

Fossil fuel companies are spending billions of dollars on projects that will destroy our climate. …

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Bronx Construction Site Highlights Daily Death Toll of Capitalism

June 9, 2022

A single construction site in the Bronx, New York, serves as a reminder of the …

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Drought is Drying up Lives in the Southwest!

June 6, 2022

The U.S. Southwest continues to experience drought, with adverse effects on people and ecosystems. This has been caused by the capitalist system, which continues to emit greenhouse gases for profit. …

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World Economic Forum: Problem Makers Aren’t the Problem Solvers

June 4, 2022

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ended on May 27. The conference – a …

Articles

Corporations Loving Inflation!

May 27, 2022

Who profits off of inflation? Not workers whose real wages plunge as inflation ticks higher. …

International

Soaring Prices, Exploding profits: Our Anger Knows No Bounds

May 27, 2022

May 23, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …

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The Minneapolis General Strike of 1934 Demonstrated the Power of Workers’ Organizing

May 19, 2022

The Minneapolis general strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by the local union of the International Brotherhood …

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Preventing Climate Catastrophe: “A Brief and Rapidly Closing Window”

March 8, 2022

The latest IPCC report highlights the urgency of climate change. We must stop the “business as usual” of burning fossil fuels for profit. …

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