Human needs before profits

Cruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in OhioCruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in Ohio

Cruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in Ohio

Anti-death penalty activists have been fighting for decades in an uphill battle to end the barbaric and racist practice of…

March 6, 2019
Amazon Struggle Spreads to VirginiaAmazon Struggle Spreads to Virginia

Amazon Struggle Spreads to Virginia

When Amazon announced it would build two new headquarters, one in New York City and the other near Washington, D.C.,…

March 5, 2019
Yellow Vests movement battles repression in FranceYellow Vests movement battles repression in France

Yellow Vests movement battles repression in France

For the 14th consecutive Saturday, tens of thousands of Yellow Vests marched throughout France on Feb. 16. The cops gave…

February 22, 2019
Mass movement stops corporate behemoth AmazonMass movement stops corporate behemoth Amazon

Mass movement stops corporate behemoth Amazon

To the surprise of almost everyone -- from the bourgeoisie to the forces opposing Amazon -- the behemoth announced Feb.…

February 19, 2019
As the poor freeze to death: Nothing ‘natural’ about climate disastersAs the poor freeze to death: Nothing ‘natural’ about climate disasters

As the poor freeze to death: Nothing ‘natural’ about climate disasters

Feb. 4 -- Yes, it was January, and cold weather was to be expected in much of the United States.…

February 6, 2019
Solidarity and outrage as New Yorkers demand accessible public transitSolidarity and outrage as New Yorkers demand accessible public transit

Solidarity and outrage as New Yorkers demand accessible public transit

Malaysia Goodson, 22-year-old African-American mother, was carrying a stroller with her 1-year-old daughter, Rylee, down the steps of a New…

February 5, 2019
New York: Mass movement builds against Amazon HQ2New York: Mass movement builds against Amazon HQ2

New York: Mass movement builds against Amazon HQ2

Corporate behemoth Amazon announced in September 2017 it would build a second headquarters (HQ2) in whichever U.S. city offered it…

February 4, 2019
Davos, ‘social cohesion’ and capitalismDavos, ‘social cohesion’ and capitalism

Davos, ‘social cohesion’ and capitalism

Even as the stock markets continue their turbulence, other symptoms of the growing capitalist crisis abound. The annual conclave of…

January 31, 2019
Stop the fare hike! Money for Accessible Transit, Not Wall St.Stop the fare hike! Money for Accessible Transit, Not Wall St.

Stop the fare hike! Money for Accessible Transit, Not Wall St.

Just after this article was filed, the heartbreaking news broke that on January 28, a young mother carrying a baby…

January 30, 2019
Crisis económica en desarrollo: ¿política, sistémica o ambas?Crisis económica en desarrollo: ¿política, sistémica o ambas?

Crisis económica en desarrollo: ¿política, sistémica o ambas?

No hay duda de que el caos político en los EUA está contribuyendo al aumento del pánico en la bolsa…

January 27, 2019