Stephen Millies – Page 23 – Struggle

Stop Kellogg’s strikebreaking!

December 14, 2021 Stephen Millies

The 1,400 workers on strike against Kellogg’s since Oct. 5 are fighting for all workers. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) are battling the company’s two-tier system of […]

Who gets to claim self-defense?

December 6, 2021 Stephen Millies

How did Kyle Rittenhouse justify killing anti-racist activists Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, as well as wounding Gaige Grosskreutz in Kenosha, Wisconsin? This white racist vigilante who worships Trump and the police claims that he […]

Killing workers, jacking-up prices: Dead animal capitalists sacrificed meat and poultry workers

December 3, 2021 Stephen Millies

Fifty-nine thousand workers at the five biggest U.S. meatpacking companies fell ill from COVID-19. That’s three times higher than previous estimates, according to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. At least 269 […]

Who killed Malcolm X and why?

November 27, 2021 Stephen Millies

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]