Author: Stephen Millies

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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% […]
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In the U.S.

Capitalism needs you to die quicker

September 23, 2022 Stephen Millies
“Americans are dying younger, saving corporations billions,” ran an Aug. 8, 2017, Bloomberg headline. It continued: “Life expectancy gains have stalled. The grim silver lining? Lower pension costs.” That was over two years before the […]
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In the U.S.

Fear of an educated working class

September 15, 2022 Stephen Millies
Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer didn’t have to worry about student loans when she graduated from Brooklyn College in 1962. Whites then comprised over 90% of the students in the City University of New York […]
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Around the world

Dedan Kimathi was hanged by Queen Elizabeth

September 9, 2022 Stephen Millies
The African freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi was hanged on Feb. 18, 1957, while Queen Elizabeth II was on her throne, head of state of Britain and the Commonwealth realms, including Kenya. As head of state, […]
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In the U.S.

Their debts and ours

September 9, 2022 Stephen Millies
The entire student loan program amounts to loan sharking. Forty-five million people owe $1.7 trillion. Every cent should be wiped off the books. The compound interest collected by the banksters is strangling millions. People in […]