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Comrade Lee Paterson ¡Presente!
“We can no longer be in a situation where big business rules over the lives of poor, working and oppressed people.” – Comrade Lee Patterson Comrade Lee will forever be a guiding light to me. […]
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Lee Patterson, five decades in Baltimore’s class struggle, dies at 70
Lee Patterson died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 21, during a short stay in hospice care for complications from renal and heart failure. He was surrounded in his final days by loving comrades and […]
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The K-shaped economy is monopoly capitalism working as designed
What is being called a “K-shaped economy” is not a temporary distortion or the result of recent shocks, but the normal outcome of monopoly capitalism. The image suggests two trajectories diverging from a common point—one […]
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The dollar’s weakness is imperialism’s weakness
The economic reports arriving in late 2025 point to a system in breakdown. Prices keep rising while jobs disappear. Factories sit idle or close even as corporate profits are maintained and expanded through higher prices […]
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Reflections on Fidel Castro’s internationalism in Cuba on ICAP’s 65th anniversary
Some 240 activists and representatives of solidarity organizations and movements with Cuba from 32 countries highlighted today the internationalist thought and action of the historical leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. Gathered at the Cuban […]
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ICE targets Chicago union picket line, threatens all workers
It’s no secret that Trump’s attack on immigrants threatens all workers and their right to organize for better working conditions. Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said Border Patrol agents questioned striking […]
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Community runs to aid of older woman hit by speeding Baltimore cop
Baltimore, Dec. 17 – Today, an older woman was hit by a speeding Baltimore City cop. This reckless violence happened right by the Lexington Market subway station. People around the area who watched the accident […]
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Trump’s primetime rant: lies, racism, and crisis at the top
Dec. 18 — On a Wednesday night, with just hours’ notice, Donald Trump seized the airwaves for an 18-minute primetime address. Major networks cut away from scheduled programming — including the live finale of Survivor. […]
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Immigrant youth lead anti-ICE protests in south Louisiana
Kenner, Louisiana, Dec. 13 – Around 75 people rallied for immigrants’ rights along busy Williams Boulevard in Kenner. This Jefferson Parish town is about 30% Latine and has become a focal point of Donald Trump’s […]
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Trump’s culture war is class war
Trump and the Kennedy Center Honors With all the other crises going on, it may seem silly to even pause and think about President Donald Trump hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 2. But […]