Human needs before profits

Trump presidency survives by paying off the ruling class

Journalist Michael Wolff’s new book “Fire and Fury” depicts Donald Trump as totally unfit to serve as the chief executive…

January 9, 2018

‘No heat, no rent!’ cry Brooklyn, N.Y., tenants

Brooklyn, N.Y. — An emergency demonstration in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood on Jan. 7 drew several dozen protesters supporting tenants…

January 8, 2018

Bronx fire: Who caused it? Who profits?

New York — The deadliest fire in this city in over 25 years erupted on the evening of Dec. 28.…

January 2, 2018

New York: Metro Transit debt makes profits for Wall Street

New York — The Metropolitan Transit Authority here is on a collision course for a financial crash. It just approved…

December 21, 2017

Tax bill sparks protests

From small towns to big cities, nationwide protests erupted in response to the pro-rich “tax reform” bill passed by both…

December 12, 2017

Tax “reform” — Rob the poor to pay the rich

Dec. 4 — Faster than a speeding corporate PAC contribution to campaign coffers, the U.S. Senate passed its version of…

December 4, 2017

New tax scam shifts more wealth to wealthy

Contrary to the lie that the Republicans are proposing populist relief for all taxpayers, an honest analysis of the proposed…

November 29, 2017

Transit advocates blast MTA board over fare hike plans

New York — The state comptroller announced Nov. 9 that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s expenditures would soon require it to…

November 27, 2017

Stop racist Ryan’s tax plan: Workers to suffer while bosses benefit

"The only things one can be sure of regarding whatever it is that the Republican congressional majorities come up with…

November 7, 2017

Boss Trump moves to destabilize ACA

Surrounded by a cabal of smirking small business owners, President Donald Trump scrawled his signature onto another executive order on…

October 18, 2017