Author: Stephen Millies

AngolaIndependence
In the U.S.

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

November 11, 2024 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 […]
Zimbabwe
Around the world

Stop the sanctions against Zimbabwe!

November 1, 2024 Stephen Millies
Africa says no to economic terrorism Since 2001, Zimbabwe has lost more than $150 billion from the sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union, according to the country’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. That’s […]
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In the U.S.

Justice for Jordan Neely! Vigilante killings must be stopped!

October 21, 2024 Stephen Millies
Oct. 21 — A hundred people came to the Criminal Courts Building in lower Manhattan this morning to demand justice for Jordan Neely. The 30-year-old Black man was strangled to death by the white vigilante […]
Fast Food Inflation
In the U.S.

Meat monopolies ripped off McDonald’s and everybody else

October 18, 2024 Stephen Millies
Skyrocketing food prices are a corporate conspiracy McDonald’s filed an antitrust suit on Oct. 4 against the four biggest meatpackers, claiming the outfits conspired to jack up beef prices since at least 2015. The four […]
PeopleSandbags
In the U.S.

Decaying capitalism can’t protect us from not-so-natural disasters

October 10, 2024 Stephen Millies
Cuts in public transportation mean more lives will be lost What happened in Florida is horrendous and preventable. Millions of people were trying to escape as Hurricane Milton approached. Mile after mile of expressways were […]
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Palestine

Sales of stolen Palestinian land must be stopped!

October 5, 2024 Stephen Millies
Super bigot Tom Cotton is no friend of Jewish people Across the United States, demonstrations have been organized against the illegal sale of stolen Palestinian lands. Protesters compare these events to the “Indian Land Sales” […]
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China

A retired railroader looks at China’s fantastic railroad system

October 1, 2024 Stephen Millies
A telling comparison between capitalist decay in the United States and surging economic growth in the socialist People’s Republic of China is in their railroad systems. Between 1950 and 2000, more than 79,000 miles of […]
Boeing
Labor and strikes

Boeing workers are striking for everyone’s right to retire

September 27, 2024 Stephen Millies
The 33,000 Boeing workers on strike since Sept. 13 are fighting a corporate giant with nearly $78 billion in sales last year. While strikers are concentrated in the Seattle metropolitan area, workers are also picketing […]
Hartisland
In the U.S.

Socialism and dignity: The right to a funeral

September 22, 2024 Stephen Millies
This article was originally published on May 20, 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when mass burials were conducted in New York City’s Potter’s Fields. Grave robbing is alive and well in the […]
US MEXICO HEALTH PLASMA
In the U.S.

Capitalists want your blood and maybe your kidney and liver, too

September 13, 2024 Stephen Millies
Malcolm X famously said, “show me a capitalist and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.” That’s literally true for U.S. capitalism. The United States exported $37 billion worth of blood last year, making it the country’s […]