In the U.S.
Greedy landlords must be stopped
Kingston, New York, says ‘roll back the rent!’ People in Kingston, New York, have had enough with rents going through the roof. So last November, the city’s Common Council voted to roll back rents […]
Author: Stephen Millies
In the U.S.
Why wasn’t Alex Murdaugh given the death penalty?
There’s never been a millionaire executed in the United States Richard “Alex” Murdaugh was convicted on March 2 of murdering his spouse and youngest son. Those are horrible crimes. So why didn’t the South […]
In the U.S.
The East Palestine, Ohio, burn pit: How many cancers will train wreck cause?
The profits-first safety-last Norfolk Southern railway has turned East Palestine, Ohio, into a burn pit. Like the dumps operated by the U.S. military in formerly occupied Afghanistan and still occupied Iraq, the Feb. 3 train […]
Fight racism
Hey Joe Rogan, who built the White House? How Black workers made the United States rich
One of the biggest lies of capitalist propaganda is that Black people “live off” white workers. This racist falsehood has been used for decades to justify cutbacks that hurt all poor and working people. It […]
In the U.S.
Who killed Malcolm X and why?
“And we will know him then for what he was and is―a prince―our own Black shining prince!―who didn’t hesitate to die, because he loved us so.” That was how the legendary actor Ossie Davis ended […]
In the U.S.
Train wrecks, earthquakes and profits
[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row] What’s the connection between the earthquake in Syria and Turkey with the train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio? More than 41,000 people, including thousands of children, […]
Around the world
U.S. troops out of the Philippines!
Filipinos and their supporters protested the Pentagon’s war buildup in the Philippines on Feb. 11 in New York City. People rallied at the Times Square military recruiting station on a busy Saturday night in the […]
Around the world
Ninety years since Hitler took power
German working class supported socialism. How did the Nazis crush them? Ninety years ago, on Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. A dozen years of hell followed, with tens of millions […]
In the U.S.
The ‘debt ceiling’ and our struggle to live: No limit to capitalist crimes & cutbacks
Jan. 19 was the date that the United States government was supposed to go bankrupt. Or at least had to start shuffling around bills to be paid, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. What’s called […]
In the U.S.
Taking ‘gaslighting’ to a new level: Gas stoves as a political diversion
News flash from the 1880s: Tom Edison wants to steal your gas and kerosene lamps. The government is trying to force you to buy Edison’s new-fangled electric light bulbs. Nothing like that happened 140 years […]