Lee Palmer
The Ohio Train Disaster Is on Biden’s Hands
Just months after President Biden and Congress blocked railway workers from striking over dangerous working conditions, the exact type of disaster that workers predicted has come to pass. The fate of East Palestine must be a wake-up call for the labor and climate movements to fight for the nationalization of the railroads under workers’ control.
Lee Palmer
February 15, 2023Electric Vehicles Won’t Stop the Climate Catastrophe — Only the Working Class and Oppressed Can
In this “now or never” moment, we must break from any remaining belief that incremental policy changes and technological moonshots championed by capitalists will save us from the climate crisis that they created and profit from.
Lee Palmer
January 23, 2023Former Police Officer to Stand Trial for Patrick Lyoya’s Murder
Christopher Schurr will go to trial for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop in April in Michigan. To truly win justice, we need to continue to organize against the police and the system they uphold.
Lee Palmer
October 31, 2022Detroiters Say ‘Hell No!’ to DTE’s Proposed Electricity Rate Hike
Detroiters are confronting regulators who are deciding whether private utilities can extract more profits from the working class during energy, inflation, housing, and climate crises.
Lee Palmer
September 20, 2022