Human needs before profits

Is Europe a powder keg?Is Europe a powder keg?

Is Europe a powder keg?

In the European Union of 28 countries (EU28), 118 million people (23.5 percent of the population) were at risk of…

December 18, 2018
GM cuts jobs – Auto workers fight backGM cuts jobs – Auto workers fight back

GM cuts jobs – Auto workers fight back

Detroit - General Motors announced Nov. 26 that it plans to slash over 14,000 jobs and close four plants in…

December 12, 2018
U.S. life expectancy under capitalism continues to dropU.S. life expectancy under capitalism continues to drop

U.S. life expectancy under capitalism continues to drop

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest numbers for life expectancy in the U.S. on Nov.…

December 6, 2018
Mass layoffs loom, GM gets bailed out, workers get sold outMass layoffs loom, GM gets bailed out, workers get sold out

Mass layoffs loom, GM gets bailed out, workers get sold out

Workers in Michigan, Maryland, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, are in a state of shock after learning that General Motors intends…

December 4, 2018
Big pharma profits off painBig pharma profits off pain

Big pharma profits off pain

Dsuvia. That is the trade name of the latest high-powered opioid that may soon appear on the market. Its scientific…

December 3, 2018
Hurricane hammers Florida & government protects property, not peopleHurricane hammers Florida & government protects property, not people

Hurricane hammers Florida & government protects property, not people

Pensacola, Fla. — Convoys of relief supplies provided by a left and community coalition effort headed from this city to…

October 17, 2018
Bosses’ greed cited in Massachusetts gas disasterBosses’ greed cited in Massachusetts gas disaster

Bosses’ greed cited in Massachusetts gas disaster

Oct. 1 — An explosion violently shook a Lawrence, Mass., home off its concrete foundation on the evening on Sep.…

October 3, 2018
For New York Times, profits trump politicsFor New York Times, profits trump politics

For New York Times, profits trump politics

The Times gave a classic lesson — never rely on the liberal elements in the ruling class to fight political…

September 24, 2018
Lessons of an early socialist experimentLessons of an early socialist experiment

Lessons of an early socialist experiment

This Part 2 of the series “What Is Socialism?” consists of an abridged version of the first half of Sam…

September 6, 2018
Trump, Charlottesville, Chemnitz and the struggleTrump, Charlottesville, Chemnitz and the struggle

Trump, Charlottesville, Chemnitz and the struggle

Sept. 1 — To many progressives among the population, Donald Trump appears to be on the ropes. They are waiting…

September 4, 2018