Portland Police Square off with Hungry Residents to “Protect” Mountains of Discarded Food

Locals in Portland tried to save hundreds of pounds of food thrown out by a grocery store to help feed those affected by the recent storms. Police stopped them. 

Facebook Blocks News Sites in Australia: Corporate Giants Control the News

Today Facebook blocked all news sites from Australia. This is a result of a battle between media corporations. But independent media are suffering. We are republishing this article from the Australian socialist newspaper Red Flag which currently cannot be shared on Facebook.

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.

Philanthropy: Tool of the Capitalist System

Jeff Bezos is stepping down from Amazon to “focus on his passions,” including philanthropy --- which is little more than a way for the mega-rich to bolster their reputations as they try to obfuscate the fact that they are pillars of a system responsible for society’s ills.

The Capitalists and their Economists Are at War Over Stimulus

Bourgeois economists, like the politicians they serve, are fighting over the Biden stimulus plan. Helping those of us who might get checks is not the aim. It’s a battle over the best way to rescue capitalism from another crisis of its own making.

The GameStop Battle on Wall Street Reveals the True Nature of Finance Capital

The GameStop bubble not only reveals what a “casino” the stock market is, but also shows us that when workers employ the methods of the bourgeoisie, they will be shut down and silenced.

Corporations #Resist Trump By Cutting Funding for Republicans. Don’t Fall for It.

MasterCard, American Express, Dow Chemical, Amazon, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other major companies halted funding to political parties and candidates, primarily Republicans. This is more proof that the big corporations own the politicians. It isn’t a victory for us. They are united with the right where it most counts: attacks against the working class.

Biden’s Calls for “Unity and Healing” Are All About Bipartisan Capitalist Stability

Unifying the country and healing divisions are Joe Biden’s code words for the real objective: satisfy capitalism’s demand for stability and “normalcy” so its oppression can continue unabated. No wonder he’s so anxious to work with a “principled and strong” Republican “opposition.”

Billionaires Are Getting Richer. Expropriate the Pandemic Profiteers.

"The dividends are rising, and the proletarians are falling." — Rosa Luxemburg