Author: Stephen Millies

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Covid-19

People before patents: Moderna’s “Grand Theft Vaccine”

November 18, 2021 Stephen Millies
The World Health Organization estimates that 5.1 million people have died of the coronavirus. The Economist magazine claims that the real number of deaths may be three times as many.  Meanwhile Pfizer expects to rake […]
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History

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

November 10, 2021 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 […]
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In the U.S.

Their elections and our struggle

November 5, 2021 Stephen Millies
What do the Nov. 2 election results mean for poor and working people?  In the Virginia governor’s race, Republican Glenn Youngkin beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe by 80,000 votes. In New Jersey, the Democratic incumbent Gov. […]
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In the U.S.

Stop terrorist ‘no-knock’ police raids!

November 2, 2021 Stephen Millies
Louisville, Kentucky, police with a “no-knock” search warrant broke down Breonna Taylor’s door after midnight on March 13, 2020, and started shooting. Six bullets struck the 26-year-old Black woman, killing her.  There were no Fourth […]
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Fight racism

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery! Lynched for jogging while Black

October 23, 2021 Stephen Millies
Philando Castile was killed by a Minnesota cop for Driving While Black. Trayvon Martin was killed by wannabe cop George Zimmerman in Florida for Walking While Black. Ahmaud Arbery was killed by three white vigilantes […]
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Labor and strikes

Two, three, many Striketobers!

October 18, 2021 Stephen Millies
The U.S. working class is waking up angry and defiant. More than 100,000 workers are on strike from coast to coast. Here are some of the biggest battles that broke out during “Striketober”: 10,000 members […]
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Around the world

Haitian activists: ‘Joe Biden, shame on you!’

October 11, 2021 Stephen Millies
Oct. 8 ― Haitian activists and their supporters demonstrated today in New York City against the deportations of Haitian people. One sign said, “U.S. border patrols = slave catchers.” This referred to the immigration cops […]
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In the U.S.

Clean water and bathrooms are human rights!

October 10, 2021 Stephen Millies
San Francisco has 77 billionaires and 7,000 homes without indoor plumbing. While billionaire Jeff Bezos has his own rocket ship, 500,000 homes in the United States don’t have their own bathrooms with indoor plumbing.  What’s […]
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In the U.S.

Congress will do nothing for us without struggle

October 7, 2021 Stephen Millies
Eighty-one million people voted last year against Trump and racism. For nearly 50 years, poor and working people have suffered from frozen wages and cutbacks. People want action now. Yet Congress is failing to pass […]
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China

Happy birthday socialist China!

October 1, 2021 Stephen Millies
Seventy-two years ago, on Oct. 1, 1949, Mao Zedong declared “China has stood up!” The socialist People’s Republic of China was born after decades of struggle. Chinese women stepped forward with unbound feet. No longer […]