Elections
Why was the election so close?
While Trump is still trying to steal the election, he lost the popular vote by over four million ballots. Black, Indigenous and Latinx voters were key to Trump’s defeat. But why was it so damn […]
Author: Stephen Millies
1917
Throwing door open for oppressed people: Bolshevik Revolution changed the world forever
One-hundred-and-three 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 […]
Elections
Why is Trump wrecking the census?
The 2020 U.S. census failed to count millions of people despite the best efforts of Census Bureau employees. Black, Indigenous and Latinx people — and poor people in general — were most likely to be […]
Palestine
Free Maher al-Akhras!
Oct. 23 — Close to a hundred people protested outside the apartheid Israeli Mission to the United Nations this afternoon demanding freedom for Palestinian hunger striker Maher al-Akhras. The father of six children may soon […]
Fight racism
Dog bites and racism in Indianapolis
Every five days, a police dog bites someone in Indianapolis. Just as Black people are twice as likely to be unemployed, 55 percent of those bitten in Indianapolis are African American. That’s double their percentage […]
Elections
The Michigan conspiracy isn’t a joke
Thirteen fascists were arrested on Oct. 8 for plotting to kidnap and kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. There were also plans to assassinate Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Both governors are Democrats. Most of the initial […]
Capitalism and Marxism
The 45-year-long billionaire bonanza
Almost 13 million people in the U.S. are “officially” jobless. The real number is far higher. Many haven’t received an unemployment check in weeks. Then there’s Jeff Bezos, who runs Amazon and owns the Washington […]
In the U.S.
Profits first, safety last. Boeing’s greed killed 346 passengers
Boeing’s rush to sell its 737 Max aircraft ignored design flaws and other safety concerns, according to a Sept. 16 report from Congress. Three hundred and forty-six people were killed in crashes of the plane […]
In the U.S.
Judges will not save us. It’s the people who make history
People are outraged that Trump nominated right-wing zealot Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Especially endangered are women’s reproductive rights, rights that enable women […]
Labor and strikes
Meatpackers and Trump lie, workers die
Saul Sanchez didn’t have to die from the coronavirus. The 78-year-old worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo., died on April 7. His fellow workers, his six children and 12 grandchildren mourn him. […]