Author: Gary Wilson

Rentstrike
Capitalist crisis

Why won’t Congress deliver badly needed stimulus checks?

December 6, 2020 Gary Wilson
“Stimulus bill and checks not likely to arrive before Biden takes office,” Newsweek reported on Dec. 5.  On Dec. 2, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that they had offered […]
Wearethemajority
Elections

A revolutionary situation?

November 13, 2020 Gary Wilson
Nov. 12 — An upheaval is underway. The vote against Donald Trump, while expected by many, was more significant than any had predicted. Despite multifarious efforts to suppress the Black and Latinx vote, Joe Biden’s […]
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Elections

Trump the loser

November 8, 2020 Gary Wilson
Donald Trump made racism the core of his campaign from the very beginning. He whipped up his campaign rallies with calls against Black Lives Matter protests, for expanding the racist police. He added a racist […]
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Elections

Elections: What’s the economy got to do with it? And what we can do about it

October 29, 2020 Gary Wilson
Oct. 28 — In the final days of campaigning before the 2020 elections, every form of media is saturated with advertising for the Democratic and Republican candidates in local, state and national elections. The focus […]
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Elections

Donald Trump’s greedy Big Oil backers want more

September 27, 2020 Gary Wilson
  Donald Trump, a shifty real estate and casino mogul who is in some way connected to the New York mob, was mostly unknown outside of New York City until 2004. That’s when Trump started […]
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Elections

Trump lays groundwork to steal election

September 9, 2020 Gary Wilson
The newly unleashed federal police force entered the Portland, Ore., area on Sept. 3 and assassinated anti-fascist activist and Black Lives Matter supporter Michael Reinoehl. Attorney General William Barr triumphantly announced: “Agitator removed.”  In the […]
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Capitalist crisis

Election by coup?

August 13, 2020 Gary Wilson
With President Donald Trump ruling mainly by decree, there were many who thought his recent tweet about delaying the election meant that he intends to decree himself president for another four years. The purpose of […]
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Capitalist crisis

Ruling by decree: Trump interrupts golf game to issue executive orders

August 12, 2020 Gary Wilson
No relief in sight On Aug. 7, President Donald Trump interrupted his game of golf at his course in New Jersey to announce four executive orders he says will provide economic relief for struggling workers […]
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Capitalist crisis

Unemployment crisis: It’s about to get worse

July 21, 2020 Gary Wilson
  At the end of July, the extra $600 per week in expanded unemployment benefits will expire. Congress has not acted to extend the benefits or provide anything in its place. But nearly half of […]
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Elections

Black voter suppression near 1950s level

July 8, 2020 Gary Wilson
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled July 6 that states can penalize members of the Electoral College who do not support the winner of their state’s popular vote in a presidential election.  The court’s ruling is […]