Year: 2018

Gloria Verdieu
Fight racism

Ending police violence

December 18, 2018 Gloria Verdieu
How does policing prevent communities from producing safety and healthy well-being? Gloria Verdieu is a longtime San Diego activist, well known for her tireless work on progressive issues and especially her dedication to causes of […]
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Fight racism

American Public Health Association says: Police violence is a public health issue

December 18, 2018 Gloria Verdieu
From Nov. 10 to 13, hundreds of public health professionals attended the American Public Health Association annual organizing meeting at the Convention Center in downtown San Diego. The 2018 conference discussed and approved a policy […]
AmazonBaltimoreWorkers
Labor and strikes

An Amazon worker tells all

December 18, 2018 an Amazon.com Baltimore warehouse worker
Part 1: Robotics on steroids It was still dark driving to work on Saturday, Nov. 3. That’s when I heard on the news that part of an Amazon warehouse had collapsed. Two workers had been […]
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Capitalism and Marxism

Bloodsucking capitalists: a U.S. specialty

December 17, 2018 Stephen Millies
Besides steel, another vital industry for developed societies is machine tools. These include lathes, drill presses, gear cutters and milling machines ― the machines that make or form machine parts. U.S. industry helped pioneer external […]
Yemenschoolbusbombed
Imperialism and global politics

Built-in U.S. war drive fuels genocide in Yemen

December 17, 2018 John Parker
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen demands, as a first step, the unconditional withdrawal of U.S. weapons and military aid — not excuses to justify remaining a partner in genocide. It doesn’t matter whether Washington calls […]
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Labor and strikes

California teachers prepare to strike

December 17, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
Two California teachers unions are on the verge of launching the West Coast’s biggest teacher walkout since 1989. At stake is far more than fair wages for school workers. Contract demands include smaller class sizes […]
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Labor and strikes

Spectrum strikers still fighting

December 16, 2018 Stephen Millies
Members of International Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 in the New York City area have been on strike against the Spectrum cable monopoly since March 28, 2017. The 1,800 strikers are fighting Charter Communications, which […]
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China

Trump is our enemy ― not China

December 16, 2018 Stephen Millies
The lying bigot in the White House wants us to hate the People’s Republic of China. Trump claims that China is ripping us off. How so? China isn’t the only country that runs a trade […]
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Fight racism

Justice for Jazmine! rally supports Black mother and infant assaulted by cops

December 15, 2018 Greg Butterfield
Brooklyn, N.Y. More than two dozen people gathered outside a New York City Human Resources Administration office in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, on Dec. 11, for a rally and press conference to demand “Justice for Jazmine.” […]
Warehouseworkers
Amazon

Workers announce union drive at Amazon

December 13, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
The internet monopoly capitalists — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — look a lot like the robber barons of the 19th century when it comes to workers’ rights. Not one of them has recognized […]