Human needs before profits

Fight vs. Detroit bankruptcy: ‘Make the banks pay’

Detroiters amassed outside the federal courthouse downtown at 9 a.m. on Aug. 2 to demand, according to a popular chant,…

August 8, 2013

‘Drop’ in joblessness hides increase in misery

The government reported on Aug. 2 that the official unemployment rate dropped from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent in July.…

August 7, 2013

Community battles Detroit bankruptcy, demands pensions

“This Is War!” was the battle cry headline on a leaflet issued by the Moratorium Now! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures,…

July 31, 2013

Why is capitalism at a dead end?

The following is a slightly edited version of a talk Fred Goldstein, author of "Capitalism at a Dead End" and…

July 25, 2013

Detroit bankruptcy: WAR ON PENSIONS!

City of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, the figurehead named by reactionary Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to run Detroit and…

July 24, 2013

Detroit: People battle bank takeover

Hundreds of members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gathered on July 12 in Hart Plaza…

July 18, 2013

No new jobs, low wages mean a shallow recovery

Unemployment in the United States is still a major issue, even though the existence of tens of millions of jobless…

July 11, 2013

Teachers and students encircle Pennsylvania Capitol protesting cuts to education

Harrisburg, Pa. —  Days before state legislators completed the 2013-2014 Pennsylvania budget, over 1,200 teachers, parents, students and community members from…

June 27, 2013

Behind the stock market plunge

The stock market fell 4 percent on June 19 and 20 as the bankers and brokers rejected the optimistic economic…

June 24, 2013

Deep education cuts protested in Philadelphia

Matching the loss of 3,859 jobs is the slashing of the city’s education budget that will force schools to open…

June 19, 2013