G. Dunkel

Haitian workers demand: ‘Triple the minimum wage!’

Haiti faces a crisis of government legitimacy. The only elected officials in the country at any level whose terms have…

February 18, 2022

Canadá: Una movilización derechista

Actualización - Sábado, 12 de febrero, 2:30 p.m.  Ottawa: A pesar de que el primer ministro de Ottawa, Doug Ford,…

February 14, 2022

Canada: A right-wing, air-horn insurrection

Update — Saturday, Feb. 12, 2:30 PM Ottawa: Even though Ottawa’s premier, Doug Ford, declared a state of emergency on…

February 12, 2022

What’s important for workers in BLS January jobs report

The corporate media shouted loud hosannas to greet the Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb. 4 announcement that the U.S. economy…

February 9, 2022

Hunger, violence and earthquakes – Haiti’s problems intensify

The last week of January, two moderately severe earthquakes shook southwest Haiti in the department of Nippes. An official said…

February 2, 2022

Cuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti – her community protests

Jan. 23 — Dr. Daymara Pérez is a Cuban doctor who has worked in Haiti since 2019, currently at the…

January 28, 2022

Theodore Roosevelt statue comes down

Over two long January nights — to avoid disrupting traffic and endangering pedestrians — an abhorrent statue of Theodore Roosevelt…

January 24, 2022

Haitian government collapsing – U.S. involved in Moïse assassination?

 Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers…

January 21, 2022

In France, massive education strike demands better COVID-19 response

In France, a Jan. 13 massive strike protested ineffective government COVID-19 plans for schools. The countrywide strike was organized by…

January 17, 2022

The pandemic economy – sick workers can’t do their jobs

When the media is full of reports of thousands upon thousands of airline flight cancellations; of subway lines in New…

January 5, 2022