Author: Gary Wilson

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In the U.S.

Workers organize and strike to fight pandemic and capitalist inflation

January 6, 2022 Gary Wilson
The COVID-19 pandemic continues as the new year begins, spreading faster with the Omicron variant. Average daily infections in the U.S. are over 500,000. Total deaths are approaching 1 million. The coronavirus is now the […]
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China

Biden targets China: Turning Taiwan into a military outpost

November 3, 2021 Gary Wilson
The Guardian reports that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened a U.S. military buildup in Taiwan in a “side meeting” at the G20 summit in Rome on Oct. 31.  The Guardian added that Blinken’s […]
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In the U.S.

New York Times on cybersecurity: More like war propaganda

October 28, 2021 Gary Wilson
The New York Times loves “dog bites man” stories, especially if they can say that the dog might be named Russia. In journalism, you may have heard, if a dog bites a man that’s nothing; […]
FightFor15
Capitalism and Marxism

Raise the minimum wage (and give Marx a prize)!

October 27, 2021 Gary Wilson
The typical winner of the Nobel Prize in economics is a 67-year-old man, born in the United States, who is working at the University of Chicago when he wins. That’s what science writer Maggie Koerth […]
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In the U.S.

Supply chain crisis? There’s more to that story

October 22, 2021 Gary Wilson
Fears of empty shelves and online shortages seem to dominate the daily TV news shows. The reports are completely overblown, as Barron’s admits in a report that’s blocked for common reading by a paywall. (Barron’s […]
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In the U.S.

Propping up the U.S. military is driving the economy down

October 22, 2021 Gary Wilson
Talk about inflation. On Oct. 18, a Senate panel approved an annual Pentagon budget that’s at least $29 billion more than last year and $10 billion more than requested.  Most of the increase is earmarked […]
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China

Washington escalates: U.S. special forces secretly operating for past year in Taiwan

October 14, 2021 Gary Wilson
Unless the U.S. government promptly removes its military forces from China’s Taiwan province, China may send in its own military force to defend its territory, declared an Oct. 8 editorial in Global Times, the Communist […]
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In the U.S.

Wages cut by inflation: Building Back Better or return to austerity?

October 5, 2021 Gary Wilson
Wages are being cut by inflation — the worst round of inflation in 30 years. The dollar store is officially dead. Dollar Tree, the last of the big dollar-store chains selling items for $1 or […]
Gasflation
Capitalist crisis

Unemployment and inflation: Economic recovery for capitalists doesn’t mean recovery for workers

July 6, 2021 Gary Wilson
President Joe Biden said after the June jobs report: “Our economy is on the move.” Biden was referring to the Department of Labor report released July 2 which said that job growth in June was […]
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In the U.S.

Bosses lie about ‘labor shortage’ to keep wages low

June 9, 2021 Gary Wilson
The May unemployment report wasn’t much better than the April disaster.   Business news site CNBC summed it up: “Job creation disappointed again in May, with nonfarm payrolls up what normally would be considered a solid […]