Rich flee NYC, workers deal with COVID-19
By Joyce Chediac Here, a train going to a poor area of Brooklyn at 6 pm on March 31. Social distancing is not an option for low-wage workers, many of whom are essential workers. Photo: […]
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San Diego protesters demand release of refugees from concentration camps
By Anzy Adams Banner reads “QUEERS AGAINST DETAINING MIGRANTS”. Photo: Kay Burner Photo: Kay Burner In the age of COVID-19 physical distancing, organizers in San Diego are getting creative with their tactics. On March 31, […]
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Body Politic
by MELVIN GOODMAN Photograph Source: srslyguys – CC BY 2.0 As the international community is consumed by the impact of Covid-19, there are signs of the impact of the pandemic on the body politic. There is change […]
Amid Plague, Sanctions are Genocide
by EVE OTTENBERG Photograph Source: Euan Morrison – CC BY 2.0 Sanctions have long been indefensible; now in the time of Covid-19, more so than ever. Nor are they some minor phenomena. Over a quarter of humanity […]
Black Rock Takes Command
by JOYCE NELSON The mainstream financial press has been remarkably quiet about the Federal Reserve’s appointment (March 24) of BlackRock to manage its massive corporate debt purchase program in response to the Covid-19 crisis. That silence […]
Seven Disturbing Facts About COVID-19 in Louisiana
by BILL QUIGLEY Photograph Source: Louisiana National Guard – CC BY 2.0 Virus Raging. Statewide Louisiana is second only to New York in deaths per 100,000 people with 582 reported as of April 7. Six parishes (counties) in the New Orleans area […]
From Strike Wave to General Strike
by RICHARD MOSER The strike wave is here. The strike wave is real. Can workers take the next steps toward a General Strike? The current crisis is a rare opportunity for us to build a movement […]
Trump Reportedly Weighed Letting COVID-19 ‘Wash Over’ U.S., But Was Warned Of Grim Toll
Mary Papenfuss Video Not AvailableUnfortunately, this video is not available in your region.RS-100-202 President Donald Trump asked his top health adviser last month why officials couldn’t simply let COVID-19 “wash over the country,” infecting people, The Washington Post reported […]
Capitalism and the housing question: Wishful thinking vs. real solutions
By Derek Ford and Curry Malott Editor’s Note: Liberation School has a new study guide for Engels’ “The Housing Question.” Frederick Engels is best known for his theoretical and political work he undertook alongside his lifelong comrade, Karl Marx. […]
The One Paragraph You Need to Read from the JFK Assassination Files that May Change Everything
By Zero Hedge and Douglas P. Horne Global Research, This article was first published on Global Research on October 30, 2017. ” For clarity… …the “Surgeon General’s Report” on the assassination stated that the first bullet entered the President’s […]