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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, …

Articles

California Gas Bills Giving Us the Chills!

March 14, 2023

Californians have been facing high bills for natural gas. …

Articles

Talks About The Debt Ceiling – An Excuse To Put Social Security and Medicare On The Chopping Block?

February 6, 2023

The debt ceiling crisis is being used as an excuse to cut Social Security and Medicare. …

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2023: A Coming Economic Crisis? Who Will Pay? With Richard Wolff We face the effects …

Articles

Biden and Xi — A Meeting to Manage an Insane Conflict

November 22, 2022

Biden and Xi met to manage the conflict between the U.S. and China, but they can do nothing about the system of capitalist competition that created this conflict. …

Articles

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 …

Articles

The U.K.: Prime Minister “Musical Chairs” Continues While the Working Class Suffers

November 10, 2022

In late October, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (U.K.), Liz Truss, resigned …

International

France: When Prices Rise, Tempers Do Too…

September 22, 2022

September 19, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA. …

Articles

A Cold Winter Ahead for Northeastern U.S.?

September 5, 2022

The Northeastern U.S. may see shortages of diesel and heating oil this winter. The for-profit system leaves us vulnerable to these kinds of shortages. …

Articles

Landlords’ Greed and Inflation are a Crisis for Renters

September 4, 2022

High rent and inflation are threatening renters with eviction. …

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, …

Articles

Panama: One More Rebellion Against Inflation

August 10, 2022

Workers in Panama have been protesting against inflation. …

Articles

The Baby Formula Shortage Continues

August 3, 2022

After five months, the baby formula shortage continues. …

L'Étincelle Editorials

France: Beyond the Parliamentary Circus, A Need to Fight for Our Wages

August 2, 2022

As prices increase, President Macron has come out against a general salary increase, while the purchasing power bill isn’t nearly enough. …

Articles

Everything’s Going Up… But Our Pay!

August 1, 2022

We pay increased prices, corporations get increased profits. …

Articles

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 …

Articles

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, …

Articles

Student Debt: An Unbearable Burden

May 18, 2022

Despite campaign promises, Biden has continued to do nothing about student debt. …

Articles

Biden Proposes the Largest Military Budget Ever

April 11, 2022

Biden’s latest budget proposal includes the largest military budget ever, just one more indication that our interests are not represented by those in power. …

Articles

Inflation: Just Another Type of Theft

March 26, 2022

This system is rigged so that even the proposed solutions hurt us, and corporations use the excuse of inflation to sneak away like a robber in the night …

Articles

Rising Rents Open Door for Flood of Evictions

March 8, 2022

The number of evictions will increase as the cost of rent increases and eviction moratoriums expire. …

Articles

The Great Ripoff: We Pay Record Prices While They Make Record Profits

February 28, 2022

We are paying high prices for everything, but what about the corporations? They’re making record profits! …

Articles

Students Face Debt Crisis—But We Can Fight It

January 17, 2022

Students and graduates today face a massive burden of debt, while the government, banks, and loan servicers profit. …

Articles

Theranos Conviction Shows that Lying and Fraud are Part of the System

January 7, 2022

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. …

Articles

The Fight Continues for Kellogg‘s Workers

December 12, 2021

After rejecting a tentative agreement with a two tier wage structure, Kellogg’s has recently responded by trying to hire permanent replacement scabs. …

Articles

The Inflation Crisis: a Tool of the Capitalists

November 21, 2021

American workers face the highest rate of inflation in over 30 years and is squeezing us for all that we have! …

Articles

If Rent and Mortgage Debt Weren’t Enough, Meet Utility Debt

October 29, 2021

Utility debt in the U.S. has more than doubled since the pandemic. …

Articles

Baby Steps at COP 26 Won’t Be Enough!

October 29, 2021

Although the UN climate change conference hasn’t begun, we already know how much progress they’ll make. The answer? Nowhere near enough!  …

Articles

Democrats Unable to Accomplish the Most Essential Things

October 29, 2021

The Democrats, despite controlling the Presidency and both houses of Congress, are unable to help working people in even the most basic of ways. …

Artículos en Español

El presupuesto de Biden: esta democracia es una farsa

October 24, 2021

Todo este proceso presupuestario no es más que otro recordatorio de que bajo este sistema la democracia sólo funciona para la clase dominante. Es una farsa total para todos los demás.

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Articles

Biden Pushes to Increase the Exploitation of Workers to Solve Supply Chain Problems

October 20, 2021

This supply chain crisis is just one more example of how dysfunctional the system of capitalism is — this system can’t even organize the basic production and distribution of goods. …

Articles

Kaiser Engineers Go on Strike

October 10, 2021

Over 700 stationary engineers have been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities. …

Articles

Fossil Fuel Senator Writes Climate Portion of Budget Bill

October 1, 2021

The current budget fight in Congress is offering up a perfect opportunity for industries to call in favors and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia who owns millions in coal stocks has been tapped to re-write the climate portion of the budget bill. …

Articles

The Debt Ceiling Debate: Politicians Continue to Play Games with Our Lives

September 28, 2021

Politicians in Congress are playing games with the debt ceiling, but it is the working people who will suffer the consequences. …

Articles

2008 Again? Chinese Real Estate Colossus Evergrande on the Verge of Collapse

September 19, 2021

The giant Chinese real estate company Evergrande is on the verge of bankruptcy, drowning in debt, which could have huge shockwaves around the world. …

Articles

1 in 500 U.S. Residents Killed by COVID-19

September 19, 2021

On September 14, the number of recorded deaths from COVID-19 in the United States reached 663,913, the equivalent of 1 in 500 Americans. …

Articles

COVID Test Kits – Profits Before People

September 19, 2021

Companies that make test kits can charge what they want and get fat off this health disaster, even if it means most people won’t have access to the care they need. …

Articles

Biden’s Proposed Tax Increases: Still Far Lower Than Under Eisenhower

September 19, 2021

Despite the hype or the doomsday predictions, let’s not believe that Biden is really trying to take on the rich to benefit us. …

Articles

U.S. Unemployment Benefits to End – on Labor Day!

September 2, 2021

On Labor Day, the federal unemployment benefits that have been a lifeline for tens of millions during the COVID crisis, are ending, affecting over 10 million people. …

Articles

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill: From Bad to Useless

August 18, 2021

Biden’s “bipartisan” infrastructure plan is useless when considering the climate crisis. …

Articles

Amazon Lunacy: Destroying Millions of Unsold Items

June 28, 2021

Demonstrating the absurdity of capitalism, Amazon destroys millions of unsold items every week. …

Articles

Prime Day – The Ultimate Capitalist Holiday

June 28, 2021

Amazon’s Prime Day is the ultimate capitalist “holiday.” …

Articles

States Reopening — Not A Celebration

June 24, 2021

June 15th marked the day when most states in the U.S. fully reopened their economies, lifting most COVID restrictions, and easing mask mandates. But who is really celebrating? …

Articles

“People Don’t Want To Work” … For Peanuts!

June 12, 2021

As unemployment benefits are running out, the media are telling us that people don’t want to work. …

Articles

Income Taxes are Part of the Exploitation We Face

May 18, 2021

If we had a better system, we wouldn’t even need taxes. …

Articles

Heart Attack Helps Man Realize There is More to Life Than Work

May 18, 2021

A man’s heart attack at work made him realize there is more to life than work. …

Articles

Prices Are Going Up, Why Not Our Pay?

May 16, 2021

Everything is increasing in price, but why not our pay? …

Articles

Biden’s Stimulus: A Small Bandaid for a Gaping Wound

March 18, 2021

Biden’s stimulus plan will provide relief to workers, but it does not mean that Biden has the interests of the working class in mind. …

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