In the Midst of a Pandemic, Some in the U.S. Can’t Even Wash Their Hands

While many cities have called for an end to water shut-offs and rapid reconnections, guidelines remain inconsistent, leading many across the U.S. to lack water access.

Democrats and Republicans to the Rescue… of Corporations

Republicans and Democrats have agreed on an unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package, much of it going to shore up corporate profitability. While hundreds of thousands are sick and dying from the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress makes clear again in whose interest it governs.

They Flattened the Curve, but at What Cost? Interview with a Worker in South Korea

A socialist in South Korea speaks out about the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the steps that must be taken by the international working class to fight against the crisis.

Healthcare Workers Are At War, But Trump Isn’t on Our Side

NYC physician gave this speech about the war against the coronavirus and the ongoing war against for-profit health care, Trump and capitalism itself. The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying capitalism’s complete inability to foster overall health and well being. We don’t just need a new healthcare system, but a new economic system altogether.

Imperialism: The Global South’s Pre-Existing Condition

The coronavirus pandemic presents an unprecedented crisis that has already had damaging effects on the global working class. It will hit countries already ravaged by imperialism even harder. We must demand an end to imperialist austerity measures in order for these countries to effectively combat the crisis.

NYC Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID19 Are Denied Testing

Healthcare workers face known hazards to their safety and their lives in the current pandemic. Even when exposed to patients known to have coronavirus, they are being denied testing and told to continue working as long as they are asymptomatic.

Hospital Workers Are Producing Their Own Masks: Yet Another Reason Why the Working Class Should Control All Production

As vital medical supplies run low, health care workers have been forced to re-use, and in some cases make their own protective gear. This demonstrates capitalism's failure to provide for even the most basic needs of humanity, and shows why we must put production directly in the hands of the working class.

In the Face of the Pandemic, Lift the Sanctions on Iran Now!

Sanctions are nothing new but in the midst of the coronavirus disaster they’ve unleashed a humanitarian crisis within sanctions-hit nations like Iran. Socialists in the US must vehemently denounce and demand that sanctions are lifted immediately.

Workers’ Control of Production is the “Emergency Measure” We Need

There’s only one way to ensure that all the different emergency measures being enacted to combat the coronavirus pandemic serve the interests of the working class and not the capitalists, whose primary motivation is to rescue their corrupt, inhumane economic system: workers' control.

The EU Is Leaving Italy to Die

The European Union is leaving the people of Italy to die as the country faces the most serious outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic Europe has seen so far. The EU’s only concern is stabilizing world markets and protecting capitalist profits --- it doesn’t care about protecting the lives of the millions of people who live and work in Europe.