Our Bodies, Our Bosses’ Choice: Supreme Court Allows Employers to Limit Reproductive Rights

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Donald Trump and of companies, giving them the right to deny contraception to workers.

U.S. Democracy Is Not Very Democratic

July 4 is the day when Americans are asked to celebrate the birth of American democracy; however, the little democracy that exists within the U.S. is tainted by compromises with and deference to the power of capital. The only path to a truly democratic way of life is through socialism.  

Racism Is Bipartisan

Bourgeois democracy and the two-party regime in the U.S. are key to sustaining racism.

“I Don’t Kid”: Trump Slows Down Testing While Coronavirus Cases Rise

In his controversial and poorly attended rally in Tulsa, President Donald Trump said he will urge to slow down testing for Covid-19. Now federal funds for testing are being cut, even as we face a massive second outbreak of coronavirus.

Juneteenth: A Marxist Perspective

This year’s commemoration of Juneteenth --- the day the last of the enslaved Black people in the United States were formally emancipated --- is also a reminder that the job of ending all forms of slavery is not yet finished. As Karl Marx wrote, we have nothing to lose but our chains and a world to win!

The Whole Damn System Is Guilty as Hell

While the ongoing rebellion is starting its second week, new questions are emerging. Where is the movement of liberation coming from, and where it is going?

The World Is Watching

As the streets of Minneapolis burn, the flames are lighting up and projecting the forgotten demands of millions of oppressed Black, brown, and poor youth. The “belly of the beast” is the new epicenter of class struggle against police violence and social inequality.

Conflicting Interests: The Capitalist Reopening and the Working Class

All 50 states in the country are now fully or partially reopened. Those most affected by the reopening are the most vulnerable workers and communities.

Trump Increases Pressure on Cuba

The State Department has once again labelled Cuba a "non cooperative" state. Although this is clearly a cynical political ploy by Trump to bolster his ratings going into the 2020 elections, it could nonetheless have dire consequences for the working people of Cuba who are already suffering under a decades-long embargo.