In the U.S.

How ICE deportation quotas can put a parasite in the food supply

July 15, 2026 Gary Wilson

The parasite driving this summer’s massive foodborne illness outbreak has a unique quirk: it cannot spread directly from person to person. Cyclospora cayetanensis requires a week or two in warm soil or water to become […]

Why ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

July 12, 2026 Gary Wilson

Before sunrise on July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo stepped out of his Houston home, patted his dog goodbye, got into his work van and drove off to pick up his crew. He had made some […]

U.S. built on genocide and slavery: demand reparations

July 9, 2026 Colby Byrd

In the shadow of Amerikkka’s 250th birthday celebration, I ask myself what can bring this genocidal, enslaving war machine to an end? This country’s culture is shaped by its origin. This is a country built […]

Stay out of the heat, officials said. The apps sent workers into it.

July 8, 2026 Gary Wilson

In the first week of July 2026, a heat dome settled over the central and eastern United States. Heat indexes reached 115 degrees. More than 185 million people were under heat alerts, and more than […]

Rev. Annie Chambers, uncompromising voice of Baltimore’s poor, dies at 84

July 8, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

The following statement was issued July 3, 2026, by We Stand Up For All and shared by the People’s Power Assembly on the death of their founder, Rev. Annie Chambers. It is with profound sadness […]

Millions vote socialist, and the ruling class panics

July 7, 2026 Gary Wilson

On June 30, Denver voters ended the 30-year congressional career of Diana DeGette. They gave the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s 1st District to Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old barista, first-time candidate and member of the Democratic […]

Baltimore police turn AFRAM celebration into occupation

July 5, 2026 Colby Byrd

The city of Baltimore recently had its AFRAM (African American Festival) weekend celebrations. The festival started on June 19th, Emancipation Day (Juneteenth), and went until the 21st of June. This celebration is meant to be […]

Baltimore dirt bike riders refuse to be chased off the streets

July 5, 2026 Colby Byrd

Dirt bike culture in Baltimore is woven into the culture of Resistance within the city. It has survived crackdown after crackdown, each time reorganizing and coming back stronger than before. The Pack continues to survive […]

Slavery and the fourth of you lie

July 4, 2026 Stephen Millies

The Declaration of Independence is Philadelphia’s proudest claim to fame. It was written by the Virginia slave master and future U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson, who sold his own flesh and blood — the product of […]

Supreme Court Considers Tennessee's Ban On Treatments For Transgender Minors

The Supreme Court wages class war

July 3, 2026 Gary Wilson

The Supreme Court closed its term by showing how the capitalist state works. On June 30, the court struck down Donald Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented […]