Month: January 2023

La Lucha por el Socialismo

“Los tirotearon como a animales”: Masacre en Ayacucho, Perú

January 10, 2023 Zoe Alexandra
El 15 de diciembre de 2022, en las afueras de la ciudad de Ayacucho, efectivos del ejército nacional del Perú dispararon contra civiles mientras helicópteros sobrevolaban la zona. Este ataque fue la respuesta a una […]
Labor and strikes

Over 7,000 nurses are on strike in New York City. Here’s why

January 10, 2023 Natalia Marques
On Monday, January 9, over 7,000 New York City nurses from Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals in Manhattan and the Bronx, respectively, went on strike. Nurses, organized by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), […]
Around the world

Peru: Juliaca massacre death toll rises to 17

January 10, 2023 Ollie Vargas
January 10 — Peru’s human rights ombudsman has confirmed that the death toll from last night’s massacre in Juliaca has risen to 17. The protesters were killed while participating in the general strike against the coup […]
Around the world

Lula inspects damage caused by Bolsonarists in Brasilia

January 9, 2023 teleSUR
He described the coup attempt promoted by “fascist vandals” as “barbaric” and accused Jair Bolsonaro of “stimulating” these anti-democratic acts with his attitude. On Sunday night, President Lula da Silva arrived in Brasilia to inspect […]
Around the world

Coup attempt: Bolsonaro supporters invade Congress, Supreme Court, and office of President in Brasilia

January 9, 2023 Peoples Dispatch
Supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Federal Court, National Congress, and the Planalto Palace, the office of the president, this Sunday January 8, breaking through the blockade of the Military Police […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Día de Reyes en Puerto Rico

January 9, 2023 Berta Joubert-Ceci
Hay una campaña publicitaria sobre Puerto Rico donde se indica que tenemos las Navidades más largas del mundo, y en parte es así. Se celebran desde el último jueves de noviembre hasta mediados de enero. […]
PDF

Struggle ★ La Lucha PDF – January 9, 2023

January 9, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
Get PDF here Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Unite to fight racism, fascism and war SoCal fights to bring Mumia Abu-Jamal home ‘End food apartheid in Baltimore’: Community protests closing of […]
In the U.S.

Fighting inflation trickery: Capitalists cut jobs rather than bring down prices

January 7, 2023 Gary Wilson
The year 2022 will be remembered as a year of inflation shock. Energy (oil, gas, electricity) prices are up a painful 17.6%. Food-at-home prices have increased by 10.9%. Eggs are now 25.6% more expensive than […]
U.S. / NATO war

Zelensky complicit in corporate takeover of Ukraine: ‘It’s an investment’

January 7, 2023 John Parker
“Your money is not charity, it’s an investment.” That’s what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address to the U.S. Congress while visiting Washington on Dec. 21. He came asking for more billions to […]
In the U.S.

Nuclear fusion hype: A boost for U.S. armaments, not clean energy

January 7, 2023 Scott Scheffer
Jennifer Granholm, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, led a press event on Dec. 13 to announce a major scientific breakthrough at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  There, researchers had aimed an array of the world’s […]