United States

Years before the collapse of the condo building in Surfside, Florida, engineers had identified deterioration and recommended repairs – which were never made. …

The Democrats failed to pass a voting reform bill – but even if they did, it wouldn’t have addressed big money choosing the candidates. …

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

On June 26th, 1894, members of the American Railway Union began a boycott in support …

Today we celebrate Juneteenth – the most popular annual celebration of the end of slavery …

Kamala Harris admitted that immigration from Latin America is a result of poverty. What she forgot to mention is that this poverty was imposed in the most violent way by the capitalists who rule the United States. …

The ongoing megadrought in the western U.S. is a symptom of capitalism. We need to get rid of this system in order to solve these kinds of problems. …

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

The Biden administration’s Department of Justice is defending religion-based discrimination against LGBTQ students. …

The Democrats complain about Republican efforts at voter suppression, but they don’t seem to be passing any laws about it in Congress. We can’t depend on them to act. …

The Biden administration continues to defend mining and oil projects, because it represents the capitalist system. …

The U.S. continues to maintain its empire with Biden at the head of the military. …

What They Say U.S. politicians from both parties say we fight wars to defend what …

We can’t rely on capitalists to stop building oil pipelines. Only a mass movement can. …

Texas’s ban on abortion must be fought – we can’t wait for the courts to decide. …

Black people were not given freedom from slavery – they had to fight for it. …

This brutal racist history cannot be forgotten. This capitalist system has proven over and over that it will never deliver justice, especially for Black people. …

On Memorial Day weekend, we remember the 1937 massacre of Chicago steelworkers. …

Why is the U.S. media pushing the idea that COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan? …

Today, May 25, is the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. It’s a name …

Many of California’s municipal water systems are in danger of failure, with some areas already having unsafe drinking water. …

With the release of many U.S. politicians’ tax returns, we find out that the country is run by the rich. …

The UAW shut down a Volvo workers’ strike in Dublin, Virginia. …

While Israel was bombing Palestinians, Biden continued his support for Israel. …

The Biden administration continues to criminalize immigrants. …

On May 19, we celebrate the birthday of Malcolm X. …

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

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

It was mainly ordinary people who paid for Colonial Pipeline’s mistake. …

Biden claims to be going after the billionaires, but his planned tax increase doesn’t even undo Trump’s decrease. …

The United States recognized the Armenian genocide, which is a step forward. What about its own atrocities? …

The CEO of Emergent Biosolutions sold $10 million worth of stock before it fell 50% due to reports of vaccine production problems. …

In the aftermath of the police killing of Daunte Wright, the Democrats are promoting illusions in the fundamental role of the police. …

Racist attacks on voting rights need to be opposed. …

Many state legislatures have been passing laws targeting LGBTQ people, especially transgender people. …

The day before George Floyd’s murderer was convicted, the police murdered Mario Gonzalez. …

Alameda County has been indicted for violating the rights of mental health patients. …

The NBA is scheduling more games in fewer days, leading to players not having enough rest between games and increasing injury rates. …

The extremely rich are using their wealth to move trees to their homes. …

Demonstrations in Oakland Today! Mumia Abu-Jamal is a political prisoner in the United States. In …

Debate about whether police were justified in killing Ma’Khia Bryant doesn’t address the question of the role of police and the purpose of their violence. …

Biden announced a planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. This does not change the substance of U.S. foreign policy. …

The conviction of Chauvin does not change the oppressive role of the police. We still need a social order that is not based on inequality. …

Regardless of the result of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the racist capitalist system will continue until it is overthrown. …

The NCAA’s exploitation of athletes and its sexist funding disparity are a reflection of the capitalist system. …

The Republicans in Georgia and elsewhere are engaged in a thinly-disguised attempt to prevent Black people from voting. Although voting is insufficient to solve our problems, we must oppose this racist attack on our civil rights. …

Emergent BioSolutions botched millions of vaccine doses. They are focused more on profit than producing good vaccines. …

Yet another Black man has been unjustly killed by the cops. …