Stephen Millies

Stop Trump’s fascist agenda

November 11, 2024 Stephen Millies

Mass struggle can defeat capitalist reaction Millions of people are angry, depressed, and disgusted at Trump winning the capitalist election. Many are terrified. They have a right to be. Trump says “no price tag” will […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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” […]

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 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 […]

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 […]