Around the world
Trump and China in Brazil
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a new 50% tariff on all Brazilian products starting on Aug. 1. According to a July 17 New York Times Op Ed, Trump sent a bellicose letter […]
Author: Lallan Schoenstein
Cuba
Statue of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in the struggle
Once again, bronze statues are taking the front line in an ideological war. The statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, both dressed in combat garb (one might say looking very Mexican), have been seated […]
LGBTQ+
Mumia embraces the LGBTQ+ movement
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a brilliant and empathetic revolutionary journalist known as “the Voice of the Voiceless,” hailed as a leader of people working for peace and justice. He is a father, a grandfather, and a […]
Around the world
How a union’s 1984 anti-apartheid strike shaped today’s clash between Trump and South Africa
The Trump administration’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador from his post in Washington, D.C., is another outrage. On March 17, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the United […]
In the U.S.
Wage stagnation: The real threat to Social Security
No matter what they say about the U.S. economy, finding a job to support yourself is tough when you are starting out. Finding rewarding and meaningful work is an even greater challenge for most. If […]
Venezuela
Biden’s final days: Escalating aggression against Venezuela
After imposing genocidal policies that cost his party the U.S. election, President Joe Biden is filling out his final days of office with a slash-and-burn agenda that is even worse than the one he instigated […]
Cuba
Bill Camp ¡Presente!
Bill Camp, a leader in the union movement who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, died Sept. 23. Camp was known not just as a labor union leader but equally for his years of work in […]
Labor and strikes
Dockworkers vs. Big Money: ILA faces off against Wall Street
At the beginning of August, leaders of North America’s largest dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), sent the employer association, USMX, a strike notice that federal law requires 60 days before a strike. When […]
Venezuela
U.S. fails in attempts to create a coup in Venezuela
Defying news of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s election victory, verified by the U.S. National Lawyers Guild, among many others, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a press release on Aug. 1 which stated: […]
Cuba
Cuba July 26 celebration demands: Take Cuba off terrorism list, end U.S. blockade
Thousands in Cuba and abroad celebrated the historic achievements of its socialist revolution on the anniversary of July 26. On that day in 1953, a group of young rebels led by Fidel Castro stormed the […]