Like millions of others, I was unable to listen to the entire debate among the first group of Democratic Party candidates. It just got too boring. One thing was clear: The moderators […]
Democratic debates Round II, first evening
Trump, the 2020 elections and what comes afterwards
There’s a long ways to go between now and November 3, 2020, but if the election were held today, and barring widespread voter suppression and fraud, it seems Trump would handily lose. […]
Placerville CA: Silent no more!
By Scott Schroeder, Placerville, California. If you have been through Placerville, CA you may have noticed things like American flags, big pick up truck with dogs in the back & Trump bumper stickers. […]
Does a “left” Democrat stand the best chance of defeating Trump?
Does a “left” Democrat – Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren – stand the best chance of defeating Trump next year? They and their supporters argue that such a candidate would enthuse a […]
Lesson from recent labor struggles: Build opposition caucuses!
The hundreds of New York City carpenters – mainly younger apprentices – who protested against a wage cutting contract proved it. The teachers in West Virginia who stayed on strike after their […]
Video: New York Carpenters protest pay cuts
On July 10, 2019, hundreds of carpenters in New York City rallied outside the carpenters district council office to protest the pay cuts being forced down their throat by the district council […]
Carpenters wildcat strike in NYC?
There is increasing talk on Facebook about a wildcat strike among New York City carpenters. The issue is the horrible contract that the union leadership has negotiated. The defining question is whether […]
Census Drama and Trump’s Strategy
With the concentration camps on the US border, the growing planet climate/environment emergency, the attacks on a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions, and the possibility of war with Iran […]
#Jewishresistance in San Francisco protest of concentration camps
Video of July 5 protest by some 200+ people – mainly but not entirely Jewish youth – against Trump’s concentration camps at the US/Mexican border. They were protesting the camps as well […]
Supreme Court census ruling: Grounds being prepared for inclusion of citizenship question
The US Supreme Court’s ruling today against the inclusion of a citizenship question on the US 2020 census is a sneaky way for the Republican right wing majority to have the best […]