Author: Stephen Millies

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Political Prisoners

Bail is ransom for the poor

February 27, 2020 Stephen Millies
An average of 462,000 people were kept in U.S. jails every night last year because they couldn’t afford bail. Their crime was being poor. The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill […]
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Around the world

Harlem event: ‘Lift illegal sanctions off Zimbabwe!’

February 25, 2020 Stephen Millies
Fifty-five years after Malcolm X was assassinated, people came to the National Black Theatre in Harlem on Feb. 21 to demand the lifting of illegal sanctions off Zimbabwe. The December 12th Movement organized this important […]
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Elections

The best democracy money can buy: Bloomberg is greasing the election

February 19, 2020 Stephen Millies
Millions of people know that billionaire Michael Bloomberg is trying to stop Bernie Sanders and buy the White House for himself. The former stop-and-frisk New York mayor has already spent over $400 million seeking the […]
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Fight racism

NY Gov. Cuomo’s war on the poor

February 12, 2020 Stephen Millies
People are protesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vicious campaign against folks who can’t pay New York City’s $2.75 subway fare. Over a thousand people gathered at Grand Central Terminal on Jan. 31 and marched […]
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Fight racism

Black Lives Matter at school

February 8, 2020 Stephen Millies
New York City, Feb. 6 — Rain didn’t stop hundreds of students, parents and teachers from rallying this afternoon at the Board of Education headquarters on Chambers Street. They demanded an end to racism in […]
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Fight racism

Mike Pence’s KKK version of history

January 24, 2020 Stephen Millies
Vice President Mike Pence penned a poisonous piece on impeachment in the Jan. 17 Wall Street Journal. His article revives white supremacist myths about the Reconstruction period following the U.S. Civil War. The pseudo-historical op-ed […]
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Around the world

Britain: Capitalist decay and the Tories’ temporary victory

January 17, 2020 Stephen Millies
Behind Boris Johnson’s victory in the recent British elections are decades of capitalist decay. It’s hollowed out the British economy even more than it has done to the United States. The ruling class in both […]
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Fight racism

Fred Hampton remembered in New York

December 29, 2019 Stephen Millies
People came to The People’s Forum in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 20 to honor the memory of Fred Hampton on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party was […]
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Labor and strikes

‘Cancel Spectrum’s franchise!’

December 28, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York, Dec. 23 — Striking Spectrum cable workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of City Hall today to demand the New York City Council kick the union-busting outfit out of town. The […]
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Cuba

New York City remembers Fidel

November 27, 2019 Stephen Millies
Nov. 25 ― On the third anniversary of Fidel Castro’s passing, people came to the Cuban mission to the United Nations to celebrate his life. The historical leader of the Cuban revolution, who was loved […]