United States
1,300 Steel Workers Go on Strike for a Better Contract
Over 1,000 steel workers are on strike across five states. This is part of a recent uptick in labor struggle across the United States.
Sybil Davis
April 5, 2021“Yes 4 Minneapolis”: Reforming an Uprising, but Not the Police
Minneapolis voters now may have a few different police-reform options to consider in the upcoming city elections in November. Despite promises to dismantle the Police Department, the proposals on the table will do nothing to stop police violence.
Adnan Ahmed
April 5, 2021Jobs for All! (1945)
A Fighting Program for Labor (published in 1945 by the U.S. Socialist Workers Party)
Art Preis
April 4, 2021Why Are Cops Testifying Against Derek Chauvin?
Three Minneapolis cops have taken the stand against Derek Chauvin in his trial for the murder of George Floyd. Is the “thin blue line” cracking, or is something else afoot?
Scott Cooper
April 3, 2021Rest in Power! Statement on Behalf of the Family and Committee to Free Chip Fitzgerald
Below is a statement by The Family & Committee To Free Chip Fitzgerald about the recent death of the longest incarcerated member of the Black Panther Party.
Committee to Free Chip Fitzgerald
April 2, 2021“Amazon Says It’s Not a Bribe, But It’s a Bribe”: Interview with a Bessemer Amazon Worker
An Amazon worker speaks out about working conditions at the Bessemer warehouse and why they voted for the union.
Left Voice
April 2, 2021Capitalism Kills — Literally
Researchers have shown that utility disconnections, like evictions, have led to quantifiable excess cases of Covid-19, and even death. Just another year under capitalism.
Scott Cooper
April 2, 2021Another Anti-Asian Hate Crime: NYC Attack Latest in Wave of Racist Violence
This week saw yet another brutal attack on an Asian woman, this time in New York City. The incident is part of a nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, fuelled by U.S. imperialism and anti-Chinese chauvinism.
Otto Fors
April 1, 2021Undocumented Workers Are on Hunger Strike in New York City
Dozens of undocumented immigrants are on hunger strike in New York City — many of them essential workers who worked all through the pandemic. Part of the “Fast for the Forgotten” which began on March 16, the hunger strikers are primarily vendors, restaurant workers and delivery service workers. They are demanding that the upcoming state […]
Maria Aurelio
April 1, 2021Witnesses Agree: Chauvin Murdered Floyd, Ignoring their Pleas
During the first few days of the Derek Chauvin murder trial, we’ve learned that the “crime” George Floyd was accused of could have been handled with a ticket under standard policing protocol, and that the cops refused to let a trained EMT save Floyd’s life. No wonder: taking the lives of Black men is standard operating procedure for police departments across the country.
Scott Cooper
April 1, 2021