Year: 2023

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In the U.S.

Work till you drop: Wall Street wants to steal your retirement

March 20, 2023 Stephen Millies
 Since Social Security was established on August 14, 1935, capitalist opponents have said it would go broke. Yet, as limited as it is, Social Security has been the greatest factor in reducing extreme poverty […]
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Struggle ★ La Lucha PDF – March 20, 2023

March 19, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
Get PDF here THE BANK PANIC OF 2023: If he can bail out banks, Biden can roll back prices Shoppers outraged at inflation in food, utility costs Kingston, New York, says ‘roll back the rent!’ […]
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Around the world

‘Macron resign!’ French protests intensify over attempt to force retirement age hike

March 19, 2023 Jessica Corbett
March 17 — Protests in Paris and across France have ramped up since President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday used a controversial constitutional measure to force through a pension reform plan without a National Assembly vote. […]
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New Orleans Forum: Solidarity with Migrant Communities in Louisiana, March 26

March 18, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023, AT 3:00 PM CDT FORUM: SOLIDARITY WITH MIGRANT WORKER COMMUNITIES IN LOUISIANA 511 N Hennessey St. SAY NO to Children in Migrant Prison NO to Children in Angola Prison NO to […]
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Around the world

The U.S. and Britain’s submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia

March 18, 2023 Prabir Purkayastha
The recent Australia, U.S., and UK $368 billion deal on buying nuclear submarines has been termed by Paul Keating, a former Australian prime minister, as the “worst deal in all history.” It commits Australia to buy conventionally […]
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Around the world

March 16 National General Strike in Greece

March 17, 2023 FightBack! News
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). Thursday, 16 March, ALL ON STRIKE! All at the strike rallies of the unions across […]
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In the U.S.

The Bank Panic of 2023: If he can bail out banks, Biden can roll back prices

March 17, 2023 Gary Wilson
 The Bank Panic of 2023 isn’t over. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, was followed by a landslide of banking crises.  Credit Suisse, the second […]
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The Empire’s losing bet on Ukraine: Why bombs and sanctions haven’t crushed Russia

March 17, 2023 Marco Fernandes
The two main tools of the U.S. and its allies to crush countries that dare to challenge its hegemony are its armed forces and economic sanctions. Since the end of the Cold War in 1991, […]
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What was U.S. doing flying a combat drone off Russia’s coast?

March 16, 2023 James Tweedie
A statement from the U.S. European Command late on Tuesday said two Russian Su-27 jet fighters had intercepted a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. The statement claimed the drone, of […]
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Sat. March 18 — National March on Washington

March 16, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War More than 200 antiwar and anti-imperialist organizations are supporting a […]