Stephen Millies – Page 14 – Struggle

Good riddance to Pat Robertson: Preacher of bigotry came from the ruling class

June 25, 2023 Stephen Millies

Does anyone care that hate preacher Pat Robertson croaked on June 8? Those inheriting his $100 million fortune must have been waiting for the 93-year-old to die. The loot came from Robertson’s broadcasting empire, African […]

‘What do we want? Reparations!’: Celebrating Juneteenth in Newark, N.J.

June 21, 2023 Stephen Millies

Over a hundred people rallied on Juneteenth in Newark, New Jersey, to demand reparations. The June 19 march and rally was organized by the People’s Organization for Progress. People gathered at Market and Springfield avenues. […]

The Rosenbergs were heroes

June 19, 2023 Stephen Millies

70th anniversary of their execution In his funeral eulogy for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, W.E.B. Du Bois declared, “They died because they would not lie.” The Rosenbergs were executed by the U.S. government on Juneteenth, […]

They stole us, they sold us, they owe us: Reparations must be paid!

June 7, 2023 Stephen Millies

The wealthy and powerful in New York are trying to sideline a state reparations bill. To protest and stop this sabotage, a powerful news conference was held in front of the African Burial Ground in […]

New York City’s biggest hate march protested

June 7, 2023 Stephen Millies

The largest white supremacist event in New York City is the annual “Israel” parade. Held this year on June 4, it celebrated the 75th anniversary of the apartheid state created by expelling over 700,000 Palestinians […]

War criminal Kissinger doesn’t deserve to be 100 years old

June 3, 2023 Stephen Millies

It’s obscene that Henry Kissinger could celebrate his 100th birthday on May 27. Patrice Lumumba, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Dr. King were all murdered before they reached 40. Each of these heroes […]

Slandering Jordan Neely while raising millions for his killer: The media campaign in defense of lynching

May 25, 2023 Stephen Millies

Richard “Watergate” Nixon declared, “I am not a crook.” Subway vigilante Daniel Penny – who choked to death Black homeless man Jordan Neely – says, “I am not a white supremacist.” Penny made that […]

How about ‘work requirements’ for yacht owners? Ebenezer Scrooge is alive and well in Congress

May 23, 2023 Stephen Millies

Using the so-called debt limit as a club, congressional leaders are pushing for more attacks on the poor. Don’t expect Joe Biden to fight back. That’s our job. The current fiscal crisis is completely artificial. […]

Only struggle can bring justice: The lyncher of Jordan Neely must be punished

May 13, 2023 Stephen Millies

Only struggle forced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to charge Daniel Penny ― the killer of Jordan Neely ― with manslaughter. The white vigilante Penny choked to death Neely, a Black homeless man, on […]

What’s the matter with Montana? Deindustrialization and political reaction

May 8, 2023 Stephen Millies

Why has the ruling class in Montana become so hateful? Transphobic bigots in the legislature banned Rep. Zooey Zephyr from speaking or even entering the chamber of the state’s House of Representatives. Montana Gov. […]