Gregory E. Williams – Page 10 – Struggle

High prices, low pay: a Marxist analysis of inflation

August 26, 2022 Gregory E. Williams

Based on remarks at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Aug. 13. The global working class is being hit hard by inflation. But what is inflation, and how can we understand both its causes […]

Gay communist on Russia, fascism and USSR’s legacy

March 24, 2022 Gregory E. Williams

Some using the “Russia is an imperialist power” line are also weaponizing the fact of homophobia in Russia, as they do when referring to the Stalin period in the Soviet Union. This is one way […]

Berlin voters say: Expropriate the landlords!

October 25, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

Renters around the world should watch developments in Germany’s capital city, Berlin. Housing activists there achieved a tremendous breakthrough by getting a referendum passed to expropriate the property of big corporate landlords owning 3,000 or […]

Union victory for NOLA city workers as council ratifies $15 minimum wage

October 17, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

On Oct. 7, the New Orleans City Council ratified a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city workers, effective in January. This will be $3.81 more than the paltry $11.19 minimum currently in place. Because of sky-rocketing […]

New Orleans day of action demands real hurricane relief

October 1, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

On Sept. 26, several revolutionary and progressive organizations came together for a day of action in downtown New Orleans. Organizers were responding to the horrible conditions affecting working class and oppressed communities following Hurricane Ida, […]

Vietnam resists Washington’s anti-China campaign

September 6, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

Vietnam and China fought an unfortunate border war in February and March of 1979, egged on by U.S. imperialist interference in the region. Nevertheless, relations between the two countries have steadily improved, based on a […]

Hurricane Ida blows away illusions

September 5, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

I am from a small town in Louisiana’s Tangipahoa Parish, now living in New Orleans. Professionally, I am a cook and am training to be a biological lab technician. When I first began to understand […]

New Orleans marches against U.S. imperialism

August 28, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

On Aug. 21, New Orleanians marched against U.S. imperialism, “from Kabul to the Caribbean,” as stated in the announcement. The action was initiated by organizers with Freedom Road Socialist Organization – New Orleans, and the […]

A working class perspective on China’s tech regulations

August 13, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

Bourgeois pundits are alarmed by the Chinese government’s latest regulatory changes. A Wall Street Journal headline is typical: “China’s corporate crackdown is just getting started. Signs point to more tumult ahead.” The apocalyptic language may […]

Welfare Rights conference in New Orleans: ‘Imagine a world where no one goes without food or affordable housing’

August 9, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

During the first week of August, the National Welfare Rights Union (NWRU) convened in New Orleans. The meeting brought together activists from around the country to study both history and current conditions, as well as […]