Author: Stephen Millies

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Around the world

‘Leaving no one and no place behind’: Zimbabwe is moving ahead

November 19, 2022 Stephen Millies
Sistas’ Place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, was packed on Nov. 15 as members of the December 12th Movement reported on their trip to Zimbabwe. D12 Chairwoman Viola Plummer, along with Omowale […]
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In the U.S.

The best elections money can buy

November 11, 2022 Stephen Millies
Nov. 10 — After the midterm elections, it looks like the Democrats may keep running the U.S. Senate. The Republicans may take over the House of Representatives by a small margin. Meanwhile, Mumia Abu-Jamal and […]
Angolaindependence
In the U.S.

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

November 11, 2022 Stephen Millies
Even though Veterans Day is a federal holiday, only 19 percent of workers employed by private business get the day off. Originally called Armistice Day, it marks the end of World War I “at the 11th hour […]
Speakingtotheredarmy
Capitalism and Marxism

Throwing door open for oppressed people: Bolshevik Revolution changed the world forever

November 7, 2022 Stephen Millies
One-hundred-and-five years ago, on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. The world hasn’t been the same since. Two million soldiers in the Russian army had died in World War […]
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In the U.S.

Elections: The empire strikes back

November 5, 2022 Stephen Millies
Whatever happens in the midterm elections, a mudslide of racist and bigoted filth is pouring down from the heights of capitalist society. Teaching Black history is under attack by labeling it Critical Race Theory. Using […]
Stopforeclosuresevictions
In the U.S.

A Nobel Prize in foreclosures

October 20, 2022 Stephen Millies
Over eight million families had their dwellings foreclosed by U.S. financial institutions from 2006 to 2016. That means at least 30 million people were kicked out of their homes by the banksters. Millions more were […]
Nohaitioccupation
Around the world

No U.S. intervention in Haiti!

October 20, 2022 Stephen Millies
More than a hundred people marched through the heart of Brooklyn, New York’s Haitian community, on Oct. 17 to protest plans to invade Haiti. Onlookers in cars honked their horns and raised fists in support. […]
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China

China’s 73 years of moving forward

October 1, 2022 Stephen Millies
When the People’s Republic of China was born on Oct. 1, 1949, the country was devastated by years of war. At least 20 million Chinese people were killed. Starvation stalked the land.  The Chinese Revolution […]
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Cuba

Corona, Queens (NYC), says yes to Cuba

September 28, 2022 Stephen Millies
Sept. 25 — A rally in Corona Plaza, Queens, New York, today protested the inhuman U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. As the No. 7 elevated train rumbled overhead, speakers pointed out how the U.S. blockade […]
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Labor and strikes

Railroad workers have had enough

September 24, 2022 Stephen Millies
President Biden announced a tentative agreement on Sept. 15 between the railroad monopolies and unions representing 115,000 railroad workers. It still has to be voted upon by union members. The terms may include a 24% […]