Human needs before profits

Democrats vs. Republicans: Which party really CARES?Democrats vs. Republicans: Which party really CARES?

Democrats vs. Republicans: Which party really CARES?

While the corporate media focus public attention on the imminent opening of the Democratic and Republican Party conventions and the…

August 18, 2020
Testing and medical insurance:  a profitable disasterTesting and medical insurance:  a profitable disaster

Testing and medical insurance: a profitable disaster

In the midst of a capitalist crash and an out-of-control health crisis, two mega-industries that bear a heavy burden of…

August 13, 2020
Why Cuba is winning the fight against COVID-19Why Cuba is winning the fight against COVID-19

Why Cuba is winning the fight against COVID-19

This article is a lightly edited version of a talk given Aug. 6 during the Workers World webinar entitled, “War…

August 13, 2020
Political strike shuts down BoliviaPolitical strike shuts down Bolivia

Political strike shuts down Bolivia

Ibarra, Ecuador Do Bolivian lives matter? The Bolivian masses are experiencing a perfect storm of social, health and economic crises.…

August 11, 2020
An anti-racist vote for class unityAn anti-racist vote for class unity

An anti-racist vote for class unity

Rashida Tlaib of Detroit made history on Nov. 7, 2018, when she became the first Palestinian American woman elected to…

August 11, 2020
Boston school workers blast ‘reopening plans’Boston school workers blast ‘reopening plans’

Boston school workers blast ‘reopening plans’

By Steve Gillis, Financial Secretary, USW Local 8751 and G. Lechat, Harvard TPS Coalition Boston Public School nurses, teachers and…

August 4, 2020
Struggle makes headway, but fight far from over in Portland, Ore.Struggle makes headway, but fight far from over in Portland, Ore.

Struggle makes headway, but fight far from over in Portland, Ore.

When federal officers entered Portland, Ore., over the July 4 weekend and began to confront Black Lives Matter protesters, it…

August 4, 2020
Republicans sabotage as negotiations delay pandemic relief packageRepublicans sabotage as negotiations delay pandemic relief package

Republicans sabotage as negotiations delay pandemic relief package

Aug. 3 — Talks between the Republican administration and its majority Republican Senate with the Democratic Party House and Senate…

August 4, 2020
The virus, the GDP and the profit motiveThe virus, the GDP and the profit motive

The virus, the GDP and the profit motive

“The coronavirus pandemic’s toll on the nation’s economy became emphatically clearer Thursday,” the New York Times wrote July 30,  “as…

August 4, 2020
Brazil: From pandemic to genocideBrazil: From pandemic to genocide

Brazil: From pandemic to genocide

Since the pandemic began, Brazilians have suffered 93,000 deaths and 2.7 million infections — the second highest number of infections…

August 4, 2020