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La Porte: LyondellBasell’s Negligence at Chemical Plant Kills Two Workers

Photo: The LyondellBasell plant in La Porte By Blaine Hopkins On July 27, two workers died and 30 more were sent to the hospital after a chemical leak at LyondellBasell’s La Porte plant, just outside of Houston, Texas. The incident comes weeks after another chemical accident at a LyondellBasell facility, revealing a pattern of the company’s murderous negligence that puts workers’ lives at risk for … Continue reading La Porte: LyondellBasell’s Negligence at Chemical Plant Kills Two Workers

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Commemorations Held in Honor of Garrett Foster One Year after His Murder

Garrett Foster was murdered by reactionary US Army sergeant Daniel Perry on July 25, 2020, while defending a march for Black lives in Austin, Texas. Foster’s death has resonated with revolutionaries around the US—the example he set by putting his life on the line and making the ultimate sacrifice for the people is something that lives on far beyond his last heartbeat. The following is a … Continue reading Commemorations Held in Honor of Garrett Foster One Year after His Murder

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Houston: Tenants Speak Out and Organize Against Uninhabitable Conditions

By Helen Milne Tenants at Sungregor Apartments, a residential complex in southeast Houston, are facing rent hikes while living in dangerous and uninhabitable conditions, spurring them to action in recent weeks in order to force property owners to answer their grievances. Units at the complex are infested with rats and cockroaches, multiple units have been flooded with sewage, mold permeates the ceilings and walls, and … Continue reading Houston: Tenants Speak Out and Organize Against Uninhabitable Conditions

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Houston: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Confront Police During March Against Boeing Weapons Sales to Israel

By Blaine Hopkins On June 5, during a protest against the US government’s approval of a $700 million Boeing arms deal with Israel, pro-Palestine demonstrators rushed to defend a detained protester from the police and forced his release. The combative protest continued with a rally at the offices of arms manufacturers in Houston that produce weapons for Israel. The protest started as a rally but … Continue reading Houston: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Confront Police During March Against Boeing Weapons Sales to Israel

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Houston: Police Shoot One-Year-Old Child in Head, Mother Announces Lawsuit

By Helen Milne Daisha Smalls announced on Wednesday that she is suing the Houston Police Department (HPD) after her one-year-old son, Legend, was shot in the head by an HPD officer, identified only as E Garza, on March 3. HPD opened fire on the vehicle that Legend was in while pursuing Broderick Woods, a robbery suspect. Woods was fleeing from police when he attempted to … Continue reading Houston: Police Shoot One-Year-Old Child in Head, Mother Announces Lawsuit

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Houston: Tenants without Running Water since Winter Storm Go on Rent Strike

By Helen Milne The tenants of Villas de Padeo, with the support of the Houston Tenants Union, have initiated a rent strike after going nearly a month without running water. During the crisis of capitalist mismanagement of the winter storm in February, the tenants went without electricity for six days and have not had water after many of the pipes in the complex burst and … Continue reading Houston: Tenants without Running Water since Winter Storm Go on Rent Strike

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Houston: La policía le dispara a un niño de un año en la cabeza, la madre anuncia una demanda

Por Helen Milne Daisha Smalls anunció el miércoles que demandará al Departamento de Policía de Houston (HPD) después de que su hijo de un año, Legend, fuera baleado en la cabeza por un oficial del HPD, identificado sólo como E Garza, el 3 de marzo. HPD disparo contra el vehículo en el que estaba Legend mientras perseguía a Broderick Woods, un sospechoso de robo. Woods … Continue reading Houston: La policía le dispara a un niño de un año en la cabeza, la madre anuncia una demanda

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Texas: Extreme Ice and Snow Highlight Capitalist Crimes

By the Editorial Board Ice, snow, and single-digit temperatures froze Texas and other states with poor critical infrastructure Sunday, leaving more than four million without utilities in Texas alone. The ruling class and its media are fast to place blame on a ‘natural disaster,’ but really there is nothing natural about it. Many in Texas’ capital city of Austin shivered in disbelief, and the administrative … Continue reading Texas: Extreme Ice and Snow Highlight Capitalist Crimes

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Houston: Mismanagement of Winter Storm Endangers Millions of Residents

By Trent Moss Capitalist mismanagement has left over a million Houston residents without power and many without water and food in the face of a massive winter storm that engulfed Texas on Sunday night. Some residents have been without power since Sunday while others have been subject to rolling blackouts which have been implemented without notice or schedule. Despite power outages and below-freezing temperatures, CenterPoint … Continue reading Houston: Mismanagement of Winter Storm Endangers Millions of Residents

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Houston: La mala gestión de la tormenta invernal pone en peligro a millones de residentes

Por Trent Moss La mala gestión capitalista ha dejado a más de un millón de residentes de Houston sin electricidad y a muchos sin agua ni comida frente a una enorme tormenta invernal que azotó a Texas el domingo por la noche. Algunos residentes han estado sin electricidad desde el domingo, mientras que otros han estado sujetos a apagones continuos que se implementaron sin previo … Continue reading Houston: La mala gestión de la tormenta invernal pone en peligro a millones de residentes

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