In the U.S.

A law was meant to target teen violence. Instead, 17-year-olds are being charged as adults for lesser offenses.

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12 months ago

Meat monopolies ripped off McDonald’s and everybody else

Skyrocketing food prices are a corporate conspiracy McDonald's filed an antitrust suit on Oct. 4 against the four biggest meatpackers,…

12 months ago

Elections at a time of growing war budget and shrinking wages

The polls published by the mainstream media all say that the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is…

12 months ago

Decaying capitalism can’t protect us from not-so-natural disasters

Cuts in public transportation mean more lives will be lost What happened in Florida is horrendous and preventable. Millions of…

1 year ago

No more war! Young working-class activists expose U.S. imperialism

Two speakers at the Oct. 5 rally and march at Baltimore City Hall The following are addresses given by young…

1 year ago

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry: Cruel to tigers and kids

Louisiana governor Jeff Landry – who recently tried to stop summer school lunch programs – is pressuring Louisiana State University…

1 year ago

Socialism and dignity: The right to a funeral

This article was originally published on May 20, 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when mass burials were…

1 year ago

Fare evasion or fatal excuse? Statement on NYPD mass subway shooting over $2.90

On Sept. 15, the NYPD shot Derell Mickles, a Black man in Brooklyn for the alleged "crime" of jumping a…

1 year ago

Say no to racism in Springfield, Ohio!

The racist campaign against the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, is dangerous and must be stopped. Both Donald Trump and…

1 year ago

Uhuru 3 found not guilty of being Russian agents

On the morning of September 12th, the jury returned a verdict in the free speech trial of the century, where…

1 year ago