United States
Biden Betrays Promise to Fight for $15
In a conference call with governors last week, Biden assured them that a federal increase in the minimum wage will not pass congress and that he has no intention of fighting to make it happen. This statement is only the latest in a series of compromises and broken promises that reveal the real priorities of the new administration.
James Dennis Hoff
February 19, 2021
Capitalism is a Breeding Ground for Power Outages
Record-setting winter storms have struck the United States and left millions without power amid frigid temperatures. But while the weather may cause deadly power outages, capitalism sustains them.
Otto Fors
February 17, 2021
“Maladjusted” Mae Mallory: Neither Scraps nor Crumbs
Mae Mallory’s lifelong battles for Black liberation began in the Harlem public schools and extended far beyond. Her resistance to categorization and insistence on internationalism set her apart from better-known activists of her day, and her legacy demands us to reckon with the stories we have inherited about the civil rights movement.
Emma Lee
February 15, 2021
Reflections on Teaching When Your Classroom is 30 Degrees
I take pride in continuing to show up, open the windows, and teach as best I can. Also, it’s freezing.
K.S. Mehta
February 14, 2021
The Political Theater of the Impeachment Serves the Democrats
Trump's second impeachment trial is making headlines, but even its exploration of the events of January 6 at the Capitol have little to do with working class and oppressed people. It's just part of the Democrats' strategy of buttressing the regime under the bourgeois "rule of law."
Sybil Davis
February 13, 2021
New Michigan Prosecutor Supports Jim Crow-Style Policing
A new racist prosecutor in Macomb County, Michigan has charged six BLM protesters with misdemeanors three months after a march in October. Activists organized in Detroit Will Breathe and SHIFT in Michigan are fighting to have all charges dropped.
Sammie Lewis
February 12, 2021
Pennsylvania Teachers Prepared to Strike Amid Stalled Contract Negotiations
Teachers in Mars, Pennsylvania are prepared to strike if a fair contract is not reached by February 19.
Emma Lee
February 9, 2021
“Armed self-defense is a fact of life in black communities”: The Story of Robert F. Williams
Robert F. Williams put militant, organized self-defense on the agenda for Black people across the United States during the civil rights movement. His influence was widespread, and his legacy persists.
Scott Cooper
February 9, 2021
St. Louis Inmates Stage Uprising
Over 100 incarcerated people in a St. Louis jail rose up and fought back against the oppressive criminal justice system to protest unsafe conditions
B.C. Daurelle
February 8, 2021
“America is Back”: Biden Promises a Return to Imperialism as Usual
Biden’s first foreign policy speech has been hailed as a breath of fresh air after four years of Trump’s boorish approach, but if we look beneath Biden’s empty rhetoric, his task as president is no different than Trump’s: restoring U.S. imperialism to its former glory. Will a return to traditional neoliberal foreign policy be enough?
Madeleine Freeman
February 8, 2021