In the U.S.

In the U.S.

Roll Back Prices campaign: Shoppers outraged at inflation in food, utility costs

March 6, 2023 John Parker
On March 4, shoppers at an Albertsons grocery store in Los Angeles were greeted with flyers calling for an end to war and inflation in a campaign by the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice […]
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Behind California’s extreme weather emergency

March 6, 2023 Scott Scheffer
March 3 — While the giant U.S. energy corporations and banks seek out every way to profit from the climate change emergency that they inflicted on the world, extreme weather events are becoming the new […]
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Stop food stamp cuts!

March 2, 2023 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
Food stamp benefits are being reduced across the board on March 1, with 42 million seeing cuts ranging from $82 to $328 a month per household. Seniors could see reductions from $281 to as little […]
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The East Palestine, Ohio, burn pit: How many cancers will train wreck cause?

March 2, 2023 Stephen Millies
The profits-first safety-last Norfolk Southern railway has turned East Palestine, Ohio, into a burn pit. Like the dumps operated by the U.S. military in formerly occupied Afghanistan and still occupied Iraq, the Feb. 3 train […]
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Who killed Malcolm X and why?

February 21, 2023 Stephen Millies
“And we will know him then for what he was and is―a  prince―our own Black shining prince!―who didn’t hesitate to die, because he loved us so.” That was how the legendary actor Ossie Davis ended […]
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Train wrecks, earthquakes and profits

February 16, 2023 Stephen Millies
[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row] What’s the connection between the earthquake in Syria and Turkey with the train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio? More than 41,000 people, including thousands of children, […]
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Speaker of the House chaos highlights neo-fascist extremists

February 15, 2023 Lev Koufax
As 2023 began, a political whirlwind ended as the Republican party elected Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House of Representatives, often considered the second most powerful position in the federal government. However, the fanfare was […]
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State of the Union: Biden’s honest moment “I am a capitalist”

February 13, 2023 Sharon Black
In President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address on Feb. 7, there was one honest moment. Biden said, “I am a capitalist.” Well, he fudged a bit; he should have said, I am […]
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Inflation, layoffs, and the $1 trillion war budget

February 11, 2023 Scott Scheffer
In January, tech companies laid off 97,020 workers, more than double the layoffs in the first month of last year. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were responsible for most of the January cuts – 18,000, 10,000, […]
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Baltimore demands justice for Tyre Nichols and end to police terror

February 2, 2023 Lev Koufax
[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row] On Jan. 29, a cold but sunny Saturday, organizations and individuals from across Baltimore city gathered at the corner of North and Charles streets to protest […]