Human needs before profits

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemicTexas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

The following are lightly edited testimonies about the health care system response to the coronavirus COVID-19 from several workers who…

March 19, 2020
Socialist Demands for the COVID-19 CrisisSocialist Demands for the COVID-19 Crisis

Socialist Demands for the COVID-19 Crisis

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the government's response to the crisis has been criminally negligent, while capitalists would…

March 18, 2020
Virus triggers capitalist chaosVirus triggers capitalist chaos

Virus triggers capitalist chaos

March 16 -- The stock market collapsed today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of stock prices lost nearly 3,000 points…

March 17, 2020
COVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health careCOVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health care

COVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health care

In this pandemic, people in the U.S. should be questioning why the current capitalist health care system seems unable to…

March 16, 2020
How profits drive the capitalist crisisHow profits drive the capitalist crisis

How profits drive the capitalist crisis

Talk by Deirdre Griswold, editor of Workers World]Mundo Obrero newspaper, phoned in to New York branch meeting of Workers World…

March 16, 2020
Wall Street’s worst crisis since ’08Wall Street’s worst crisis since ’08

Wall Street’s worst crisis since ’08

This edited talk was given at a March 12 Workers World Party branch meeting in New York City. It is…

March 16, 2020
How China has controlled the virusHow China has controlled the virus

How China has controlled the virus

As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc in country after country, causing total shutdowns in Italy, Spain and elsewhere, China…

March 16, 2020
Seattle: Workers need health care, not Trumpcare! WW commentarySeattle: Workers need health care, not Trumpcare! WW commentary

Seattle: Workers need health care, not Trumpcare! WW commentary

Seattle March 9 -- In Washington state, there were 15 deaths from COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 79 diagnosed cases of the…

March 13, 2020
BigPharma’s Role: U.S. sanctions lead to global rise in CoronavirusBigPharma’s Role: U.S. sanctions lead to global rise in Coronavirus

BigPharma’s Role: U.S. sanctions lead to global rise in Coronavirus

March 10 – As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads, it is a clear reminder that germs and viruses don’t respect national boundaries…

March 10, 2020
Coronavirus highlights gap between socialist and capitalist responsesCoronavirus highlights gap between socialist and capitalist responses

Coronavirus highlights gap between socialist and capitalist responses

March 9 -- Mounting concern and panic over the global outbreak COVID-19 has gripped headlines as more countries grapple with…

March 10, 2020