Author: Greg Butterfield

Around the world

New York protest condemns massacre in Philippines

March 17, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Chanting “Activism is not a crime!” and “Long live international solidarity!,” a rally outside the Philippine Consulate on New York’s swanky Fifth Avenue March 15 condemned the recent massacre dubbed Bloody Sunday. The action was […]
Fight racism

With Minneapolis under police siege, Congressional bill would give more money to cops

March 12, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On June 25, one month after the brutal murder of George Floyd by Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked an uprising against racist killer cops, the Minneapolis City Council voted to get rid of the Minneapolis […]
In the U.S.

Why does Biden continue Trump’s anti-people policies?

February 19, 2021 Greg Butterfield
You’ve probably heard the saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This isn’t really true, of course. The environment, people and society are constantly changing, even down to the subatomic level. […]
Covid-19

Corporate virus ‘news’ and capitalist irrationality

February 18, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On any random day in February, you can visit the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and local media from Los Angeles to Chicago, and see several stories side by side: Schools should be reopened […]
Around the world

Ukraine: Workers protest utility price hikes demanded by U.S., IMF

February 3, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On New Year’s Day, the price of electricity, gas and oil for heating, and other utilities doubled for most households in Ukraine. The surprise price-hike was announced by President Vladimir Zelensky’s government under orders of […]
In the U.S.

Solidarity pushes back Facebook ban on community and women’s groups

January 30, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Social media network Facebook is relied upon by millions of people around the globe for communication. But under billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow owners, Facebook serves the interests of profit, not people. Facebook […]
Im/migrants and refugees

Migrant caravans flee U.S.-made crisis. Demand Biden let them in!

January 23, 2021 Greg Butterfield
While the eyes of the world were fixed on the presidential transition in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, the Guatemalan army attacked a caravan of 8,000 Honduran refugees trying to reach the U.S. border 2,400 […]
Elections

Was Trump ousted from the military chain of command?

January 18, 2021 Greg Butterfield
An unprecedented development took place during the Jan. 6 coup attempt at the Capitol building in Washington and in the days immediately after. It has big implications for people’s democratic rights, as well as the […]
Elections

‘When fascists raise their heads, don’t hesitate’: Lessons from Ukraine for U.S. workers

January 14, 2021 Greg Butterfield
In the autumn of 2014, I flew from New York to Simferopol, Crimea, to meet with activists who had been driven from their homes in Ukraine by far-right, racist, anti-communist mobs and politicians, much like […]
Fight racism

Protesters say ‘Proud Boys out of New York!’

January 11, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Jan. 10 — Early on this chilly morning, hundreds of people gathered at the statue of Cuban national hero José Martí in Central Park to say, “Proud Boys/Far Right Out of New York!” They had […]