Author: Gary Wilson

Rentistoodamnhigh
In the U.S.

Military spending fuels the fire: Cost of living rising with basic services at luxury prices

March 7, 2024 Gary Wilson
 You can believe the increase in your expenses. Inflation continues to ravage every day.  Workers are feeling the pinch of inflation more than ever, with core services experiencing their worst monthly jump in 22 […]
Kelloggs striker
In the U.S.

‘Let them eat flakes’: Highest food costs in 30 years

March 2, 2024 Gary Wilson
 Grocery bills are taking a bigger bite out of workers’ paychecks than they have in decades. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the percentage of pay taken for food purchases last […]
Gasforsale2
Imperialism and global politics

Unsustainable war machine: U.S. imperialism in crisis

February 25, 2024 Gary Wilson
 General Smedley Butler said, “War is a racket.” Wikipedia explains that he was referring to the war profiteers and the “imperialist motivations for U.S. foreign policy and wars.” A Guardian headline on Feb. 18 […]
Leninspeaking
Lenin

Studying Lenin to fight imperialist war and racism

February 6, 2024 Gary Wilson
 Introductory presentation to the Struggle-La Lucha class on the book “War and Lenin in the 21st Century,” Feb. 4, 2024. This year marks the centennial of V.I. Lenin’s death. His famous pamphlet “Imperialism, the […]
Bombsaway
In the U.S.

As recession looms: Spending soars for U.S. war operations

December 21, 2023 Gary Wilson
 Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. It’s a war economy. You may have heard of Bidenomics — Genocide Joe’s economic policy. The New York Times reported last […]
Boeingbombs
Palestine

Pentagon secretly poured in arms for invasion of Gaza

November 19, 2023 Gary Wilson
According to a Nov. 14 Bloomberg report, the U.S. has been “quietly” pouring in weapons and ammunition from U.S. and NATO stockpiles for the invasion of Gaza. These are arms that are not part of […]
London
Palestine

Worldwide outcry in solidarity with Gaza: STOP THE MASSACRE

October 28, 2023 Gary Wilson
 Oct. 28 — Over the past two weekends, large-scale demonstrations have occurred globally to oppose the genocide against the Palestinian people by the U.S.-Israeli war machine. Millions of protesters participated in almost every major […]
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Palestine

Worldwide rallies in solidarity with Palestine

October 16, 2023 Gary Wilson
 Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have taken part in protests against the war crimes of the U.S.-Israeli war machine. Over 12,000 people filled New York’s Times Square from 42nd Street to […]
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Labor and strikes

75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike in largest health care labor action in U.S. history

October 5, 2023 Gary Wilson
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers across six states and Washington, D.C., went on a three-day strike starting Oct. 4 after contract negotiations failed. This is the largest healthcare strike ever in the U.S., with […]
Tacomapicket
Around the world

Low-wage workers of the world, unite!

September 25, 2023 Gary Wilson
War and Lenin in the 21st century, part 5  Lenin’s “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism” was written and published during World War I to show that the war was imperialist on all sides. […]