Stephen Millies – Page 30 – Struggle

Capitalism’s coronavirus catastrophe

November 16, 2020 Stephen Millies

Wall Street’s war machine includes 11 aircraft carriers and 5,800 nuclear weapons. Yet the capitalist government in the United States is helpless to combat the latest coronavirus surge. Daily cases have soared to 180,000 with […]

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

November 10, 2020 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 […]

Why was the election so close?

November 8, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

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

November 7, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

Why is Trump wrecking the census?

October 31, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

Free Maher al-Akhras!

October 25, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

Dog bites and racism in Indianapolis

October 24, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

The Michigan conspiracy isn’t a joke

October 21, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

The 45-year-long billionaire bonanza

October 8, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]

Profits first, safety last. Boeing’s greed killed 346 passengers

September 28, 2020 Stephen Millies

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 […]