In the U.S. – Page 54 – Struggle

Austin protests Texas governor’s attack on women

September 4, 2021 FightBack! News

Austin, Texas – Around 100 people rallied at the Texas State Capitol on September 1 to protest against the statewide abortion ban that went into effect that same day. Texas abortion clinics have been forced […]

November 2018 Moratorium Now Coalition planning meeting

World Economic Forum targets Detroit

September 3, 2021 David Sole

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced plans to open a “Global Center for Urban Transformation” in Detroit in October 2021. The WEF is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that describes itself as aiming to […]

Supreme Court says drop dead to 11 million tenants

August 28, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha

We have to fight back! Six judges on the U.S. Supreme Court have overturned the federal ban on evictions. The Aug. 26 ruling threatens to throw 11 million families — with 30 million people — […]

The growing poverty of the U.S. working class

August 28, 2021 Stephen Millies

Millions of working-class families in the United States are so poor they can’t afford to shop at grocery stores any more. They’re buying food at 99 cent stores instead. Ohio resident Kyle Dishman told the […]

LAPD explosion in South Central: Community demands justice

August 16, 2021 John Parker

On June 30, residents of South Central Los Angeles were shaken by a thunderous boom like an aerial bombardment. Area residents are used to the sound of helicopters and police sirens, simulating a war zone. […]

Welfare Rights conference in New Orleans: ‘Imagine a world where no one goes without food or affordable housing’

August 9, 2021 Gregory E. Williams

During the first week of August, the National Welfare Rights Union (NWRU) convened in New Orleans. The meeting brought together activists from around the country to study both history and current conditions, as well as […]

Evict Cuomo not tenants!

August 8, 2021 Stephen Millies

Chants of “Housing is a human right!” filled Manhattan’s Third Avenue as more than a hundred angry tenants came to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s local office on Aug. 4. They demanded an end to […]

Remembering the great scientific crusader who showed that no biological basis for race exists — Richard Lewontin

August 6, 2021 Prabir Purkayastha

On July 4, Richard Lewontin, the dialectical biologist, Marxist and activist, died at the age of 92, just three days after the death of his wife of more than 70 years, Mary Jane. He was […]

Save our homes — by any means necessary

August 3, 2021 Stephen Millies

Eleven million families face being thrown out of their homes. That’s because the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ban on evictions and foreclosures expired July 31. So at least 30 million people have no […]

No tears for war criminals: Donald Rumsfeld was U.S. torturer-in-chief

July 5, 2021 Stephen Millies

For the people of Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld was their Hitler. The former Pentagon boss killed over a million people in Iraq. The country is still occupied by Big Oil. Nobody in Iraq is mourning Rumsfeld, […]