Gary Wilson – Page 21 – Struggle

Is Russia imperialist?

March 2, 2022 Gary Wilson

For socialists, the fundamental understanding of imperialism goes back to World War I and is found in the pamphlet written by V.I. Lenin, “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.” Imperialism is not a policy chosen […]

Biden gives Big Oil a win, gas prices going up

February 24, 2022 Gary Wilson

On Feb. 22, President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Russia and on the company that built Nord Stream 2 and its German CEO. These sanctions will mean higher gas prices in the U.S. as […]

In response to capitalist economic turmoil, war funding soars

January 30, 2022 Gary Wilson

Wall Street and the stock market have been like a roller coaster. On Jan. 24, stocks were falling, with the S&P 500 Index down 3.8%, the Dow Industrial Average down 2.7% and the Nasdaq Composite […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]