In the U.S.

In the U.S.

Italy: Communist efforts in the coronavirus outbreak

March 18, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
  Joint declaration of the Popular Front, Italian Communist Party and “La Città Futura” collective Italy, like many other countries, is facing a severe health emergency in these weeks. Many people are in deadly danger […]
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Philippines: Communists call for collective action against Covid-19

March 18, 2020 Communist Party of the Philippines
In the face of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, and the threat of the epidemic rapidly spreading among the Filipino people, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) calls on the Filipino people and all […]
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The coronavirus has unmasked the sick brutality of capitalism – only principled global solidarity will be sufficient to contend with this pandemic

March 17, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Statement from Unión del Barrio The coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency is unfolding on a scale that has impacted all of us as a species. This moment represents a new global consciousness that is spreading across […]
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While millions here lack health care, U.S. bombs Iraq and invades Yemen

March 15, 2020 Bill Dores
The coronavirus stalks the land. Millions in the United States are without health insurance or paid sick leave. The White House has cut funds to the Centers for Disease Control. It’s also cutting food stamps. […]
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Feed the people, not the Pentagon: Hunger march to D.C. planned on King anniversary

February 26, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
On Feb. 20, the Peoples Power Assembly announced a campaign to roll back food-stamp cuts and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule changes taking effect in April.   On April 4, on the anniversary of the […]
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How to yellow-cake a tragedy: the NY Times spreads the virus of hatred, again

February 12, 2020 K.J. Noh
“In the end, the plague touched us all…it was not confined….breeding in a compost of greed and uselessness and murder…promising life and delivering death…[serving] as furnished rooms for ideology.” —Pete Hamill, liner notes to Blood […]
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NY Gov. Cuomo’s war on the poor

February 12, 2020 Stephen Millies
People are protesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vicious campaign against folks who can’t pay New York City’s $2.75 subway fare. Over a thousand people gathered at Grand Central Terminal on Jan. 31 and marched […]
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The real State of the Union

February 12, 2020 Greg Butterfield
Let’s talk about the State of the Union. No, not Trump’s speech. Don’t worry, I’ll get to that shortly. I’m talking about the real deal: the political reality facing poor and working people living in […]
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Baltimore march honors Dr. King’s fight against war and racism

January 29, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Braving a blizzard, two dozen people marched through Baltimore city’s oppressed neighborhoods for three hours on Jan. 18. They carried signs demanding “Stop food stamp cuts” and a beautiful red banner with the image of […]
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MLK Day in Los Angeles: ‘Money for food stamps, not war on Iran’

January 29, 2020 John Parker
At the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade held in Los Angeles on Jan. 20, tens of thousands of spectators and parade participants along MLK Boulevard were welcomed with over a thousand fact sheets against […]