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Why they hate Gary, Indiana
For generations, the rule for Black workers in the United States has been “last hired, first fired.” In the Black city of Gary, Indiana, it’s now “the last place where the lights came back on.” […]
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They pay poverty wages, cut food aid and pile up fortunes
At Walmart, half the workers make less than $30,520 a year. At Dollar General, half make less than $18,876. A new Government Accountability Office study examined 11 states representing about one-fifth of the U.S. population […]
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Minnesota 15 hearing exposes political police operation against labor
A federal judge in Minneapolis heard arguments Aug. 27 on whether prosecutors must turn over more records from the government’s surveillance of the Minnesota 15, labor unions and community organizations opposing ICE. The 15 defendants, […]
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Federal workers get zero, federal cops get 3.8%
Fascist in Chief Donald Trump has formally proposed a complete pay freeze for most federal workers. Under Trump’s proposal, the vast majority of the federal workforce would be paid at the same rate in 2027 as […]
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The salad monopoly behind the parasite
By Aug. 21, the Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce sold by Taylor Farms had sickened 10,930 people in 17 states, hospitalized 454 and killed two. The illnesses began June 14 and continued through […]
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The war on Black people is being waged here
This country does not care about Black people. This system does not respect Black bodies. There is only so much that turning the other cheek can do when the enemy will continue to kill us […]
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Baltimore’s police war on Black communities
The Amerikkkan Baltimore Pig Department is no different from the countless other murderous Pig departments, agencies and branches that continue to maim and kill Black and Brown people in the name of white supremacy. The […]
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Progressive electoral victories show working class fed up with austerity and war
The Aug. 4 primary election victories of progressive Democrats in Michigan has been a cause for consternation among both the Democratic Party establishment and MAGA Republicans. Fox News would have the working class believe that […]
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Justice for Corey Ruiz: Struggle against police terror continues in Madison
Struggle-La Lucha spoke with Dorothy Brown of the Madison-based Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement (WiBOPM) about the racist police murder of Corey Ruiz and how the people’s movement there is resisting state repression. Struggle […]
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Dr. Fauci and his inquisitors
Capitalism vs. public health Dr. Anthony Fauci’s appearance before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29 was a throwback to the days of Joe McCarthy and the witch hunt. The […]