In the U.S.
War on Iran hits the AI boom
The U.S. war on Iran has reached the data centers that power the AI boom. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck data center infrastructure linked to Amazon in Bahrain on April 2, with […]
Month: April 2026
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March to free Mumia Abu-Jamal April 25. Fight for his medical care.
Internationally renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal — Black Panther Minister of Information in the 1960s, who has been called the “voice of the voiceless” — has been imprisoned since 1982. At that time, he was framed […]
Labor and strikes
Clarence Thomas: Oakland labor’s anti-apartheid history points to Palestine
The following are lightly edited remarks by Clarence Thomas, a retired executive board member of ILWU Local 10 and former Black Panther Party member. Speaking at a March 29 panel, “Oakland Says No to Apartheid: […]
In the U.S.
U.S. war on Iran puts food supply at risk
The U.S. war on Iran is not only driving up oil prices. It is putting the food supply chain at risk. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. So far, […]
LGBTQ+
The working class needs courage: a lesson from gay activist Bob McCubbin
The following are remarks at the memorial service for Comrade Bob McCubbin, held on March 21, 2026, at the People’s Forum in New York City. Bob McCubbin was a pioneering theorist of LGBTQIA+ liberation, author […]
In the U.S.
War spending is not economic growth
Military spending is good for the economy. That argument surfaces every time the Pentagon budget expands or a new war begins. Contracts are awarded, factories ramp up, unemployment ticks down and GDP climbs. Officials point […]
Around the world
Hegseth purges military leadership as Iran war unravels
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on April 2, ordering him to retire immediately. George is one of more than a dozen senior officers pushed out since January. According […]
In the U.S.
May Day call grows for ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
A growing May Day movement is calling for “No Work, No School, No Shopping” on May 1. The call is driven by rising anger at war, attacks on immigrants, and a system that cuts what […]
Around the world
CNN confirms seven aircraft losses as pilot missing, Iran claims air defense gains
U.S. forces are continuing search operations for a missing crew member from an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran, according to CNN, as the scale of American aircraft losses in the war becomes clearer. […]
LGBTQ+
The Supreme Court and the fight against conversion therapy
Anti-people Supreme Court strikes again The U.S. Supreme Court just endangered millions of LGBTQIA+ children and youth. With the Chiles v. Salazar ruling on March 31, they opened the door for a resurgence of the […]