In the U.S. – Page 49 – Struggle

Speaker of the House chaos highlights neo-fascist extremists

February 15, 2023 Lev Koufax

As 2023 began, a political whirlwind ended as the Republican party elected Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House of Representatives, often considered the second most powerful position in the federal government. However, the fanfare was […]

State of the Union: Biden’s honest moment “I am a capitalist”

February 13, 2023 Sharon Black

In President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address on Feb. 7, there was one honest moment. Biden said, “I am a capitalist.” Well, he fudged a bit; he should have said, I am […]

Inflation, layoffs, and the $1 trillion war budget

February 11, 2023 Scott Scheffer

In January, tech companies laid off 97,020 workers, more than double the layoffs in the first month of last year. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were responsible for most of the January cuts – 18,000, 10,000, […]

Baltimore demands justice for Tyre Nichols and end to police terror

February 2, 2023 Lev Koufax

[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row] On Jan. 29, a cold but sunny Saturday, organizations and individuals from across Baltimore city gathered at the corner of North and Charles streets to protest […]

Let them eat plague!

February 1, 2023 Comrade Dremel

“When one individual inflicts injury upon another such that death results, we call that manslaughter. When society places hundreds in a position that they inevitably meet early & unnatural death … its deed is murder […]

The ‘debt ceiling’ and our struggle to live: No limit to capitalist crimes & cutbacks

January 28, 2023 Stephen Millies

Jan. 19 was the date that the United States government was supposed to go bankrupt. Or at least had to start shuffling around bills to be paid, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. What’s called […]

Damar Hamlin’s collapse exposes NFL greed, racism

January 26, 2023 Lev Koufax

Another chilly Monday night, another football game, and another demonstration of the racist callousness at the very heart of the National Football League. The entire country watched in horror as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin […]

Taking ‘gaslighting’ to a new level: Gas stoves as a political diversion

January 21, 2023 Stephen Millies

News flash from the 1880s: Tom Edison wants to steal your gas and kerosene lamps. The government is trying to force you to buy Edison’s new-fangled electric light bulbs. Nothing like that happened 140 years […]

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy: Speak out against racism, poverty and World War III

January 19, 2023 Gary Wilson

A standing-room-only crowd packed St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, New York, for a “speak out to stop racism, poverty and World War III.” The event honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the […]

King Day in LA: For justice, against police terror and U.S. war

January 18, 2023 John Parker

Activists from the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, CodePink, Socialist Unity Party, Young Communist League, Organization US, and community activists joined a street meeting for justice and against police terror and U.S. war along […]