Make no mistake, the election of the far right wing, racist, xenophobic simpleton Donald Trump is a defeat. And like all defeats, it is a bit demoralizing. This is showing already in […]
Radio show: fixed elections and the rule of capital over labor
“The whole electoral process is a means of validating the rule of capital over labor…. The needs of the (capitalist) system and the needs of life on this planet, including human life, […]
The Coming Mass Workers Party in the US?
The most important thing about this presidential race is not what we’re seeing, it’s what’s missing: The organized voice of the working class. That shapes everything, in election season and out. That […]
Hillary Clinton’s E-mail scandal and Haiti
Like a zombie rising from the grave, Hillary Clinton’s e mail scandal just won’t go away. But while the media (and Clinton herself) pretend the issue is possible security violation, for working […]
Berkeley Protest of Arrests at Standing Rock
Here is a video of a protest held in Berkeley against the arrests at Standing Rock.
Organize in the Building Trades to Support Standing Rock
Urging people to leaflet building sites to get the members to stand up against this disgraceful position of the leadership. The same way the leadership is standing with the employers against the […]
Support Labor for Standing Rock
I tried to post this onto Youtube 3 times, and each time I got a notice “processing failed”. Then I tried a fourth time, but this time I omitted the words “Standing […]
South African students resume their fight – and face repression
In what seems like it will be a repeat of the struggle of the miners of 2012, now students in South Africa are rising up. Ashley Fataar reports from South Africa: Since […]
Whatever Happened to “Our Revolution”?
I get one of these every day. Sometimes twice. They’re the appeals from Bernie Sanders to help elect liberal Democrats and give the Democratic Party a majority in congress. Let’s take a […]
Fixed Elections and the “Shining City on the Hill”
Donald Trump is right: These elections are “fixed”. It’s just that he’s lying (again) in how they are fixed. But, man, in this weird, hilarious and terrifying presidential election, nothing Trump has said […]