Human needs before profits

Extreme inequality growingExtreme inequality growing

Extreme inequality growing

Class exploitation at the root The International Monetary Fund recently published a paper sounding the alarm about the global trend…

March 24, 2014

‘People’s objections’ to be filed in Detroit bankruptcy case

Detroit, March 16 — The last day to file objections to the city of Detroit’s austerity “Plan of Adjustment” in…

March 21, 2014
Racist neglect behind East Harlem explosionRacist neglect behind East Harlem explosion

Racist neglect behind East Harlem explosion

New York --  Another capitalist atrocity against the poor and people of color occurred in the neighborhood of East Harlem,…

March 17, 2014
Staples to shut 225 storesStaples to shut 225 stores

Staples to shut 225 stores

Giant retail chains are counting up their poor showings in 2013. Their answer? Store closings and layoffs. In this attack…

March 16, 2014
Hiding stagnation and ‘missing workers’Hiding stagnation and ‘missing workers’

Hiding stagnation and ‘missing workers’

Here is a major headline item that never made it to the headlines: The Commerce Department has revised downward by…

March 5, 2014

Detroit meeting opposes bankruptcy plan

Detroit -- A standing-room-only audience at Central United Methodist Church participated in an Emergency Town Hall meeting March 2 in…

March 4, 2014
Broad backing for minimum wage raiseBroad backing for minimum wage raise

Broad backing for minimum wage raise

Low-wage workers are carrying out a determined and heroic struggle to force giant corporations like McDonalds, Starbucks, Walmart and others…

February 28, 2014

Detroit declares war on pensioners

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s “Plan of Adjustment” is a declaration of war on the city of Detroit’s 20,000 retirees and…

February 25, 2014
The trillion-dollar student loan bubbleThe trillion-dollar student loan bubble

The trillion-dollar student loan bubble

A recent issue of Bloomberg Business Week ran a feature headline: “Student Loans, the Next Big Threat to the Economy?”…

February 21, 2014
Why Debbie Dogskin diedWhy Debbie Dogskin died

Why Debbie Dogskin died

As propane prices soar, 25 states have declared an energy emergency, but it came too late for Debbie Dogskin. And…

February 14, 2014