‘“It would be interesting to see to what degree the New York liberals change Trump and to what degree Trump changes the New York liberals.”’ So spoke Newt Gingrich and, no, he […]
Trump White House: ideologues and finance capitalists
Trump Moves to Broaden Base
Trump spent his first month in office consolidating his base among the bigots and the deluded. He also spent it building a team that will lead a massive assault on the environment, […]
The Developing Mood in the US
An unprecedented ferment is developing around the country. That’s what we’ve been hearing from people we’ve talked with around the country. New Orleans The mood there is symbolized by the 7-10,000 that […]
Bannon/Trump: How Far Can They Go?
It is ironically appropriate that the man pulling the strings of President Trump, Stephen Bannon, come from Hollywood – that land of flashy special effects, shallow propaganda and cheap thrills. It is […]
Steve Bannon, Tulsi Gabbard and Syria Social Nationalist Party
It is always helpful to get a glimpse of the internal dynamics of the enemy’s central command (the Trump administration), and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s (D. HI) recent trip to Syria helps us […]
Muslim Ban: Trump’s Hornets Nest
On Saturday, President Trump banned Muslims from certain countries from entering the US. Within hours, there were mass protests at airports throughout the country. Donald Trump has stirred up a hornets nest […]
Women’s March and the Coming Battles
Exactly what the mainstream of US capitalism feared now seems to be under way: Trump has poked a hornets’ nest. Consider: “The Metro public transit system reported that about 275,000 trips had […]
Chelsea Manning and the Coming Movement
The commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence has to be welcomed. But it also has to be understood in its context. The context is the coming movement against Trump and the role of […]
Mumia on MLK Day
Join The Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal at the MLK March Monday 16 January 2017 at 10:45 AM Meet us with the Labor Rising contingent at: 16th & Clay, downtown […]
Tulsi Gabbard: A New Democratic Party Star?
The latest rising star on the liberals’ horizon is Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii. A military vet and a prominent participant in the Bernie Sanders campaign, she has all the […]