Germany: Statement from the Red Women’s Committee on the Imperialist War in Ukraine

The following is a statement from the Red Women’s Committee in Hamburg, Germany on recent developments in Ukraine, minor edits have been made to improve readability and clarity. Proletarians of all countries, unite! Down with the imperialist war!German troops out of Eastern Europe and the rest of the world! The attack of imperialist Russia on Ukraine is an unjust war, it is the sheer aggression … Continue reading Germany: Statement from the Red Women’s Committee on the Imperialist War in Ukraine

Canadian Imperialist State Invokes Emergencies Act to Withdraw Democratic Rights for Trucker Protests

By David Martinez This week, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, invoked the country’s Emergencies Act for the first time ever, curtailing democratic rights in order to repress protests initiated last month by long-haul truckers against COVID vaccine mandates. The protests have disrupted the economy at the US-Canada border and caused an estimated $500 million in daily losses to the imperialists’ cross-border trade. Trudeau’s actions allow … Continue reading Canadian Imperialist State Invokes Emergencies Act to Withdraw Democratic Rights for Trucker Protests

Austin: Protesters Denounce Opportunists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greg Casar Over Support for Palestinian Genocide

By Michael Nolan US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was denounced by protesters at two events in Austin last Saturday over her support for Israel’s colonial occupation of Palestine and its genocidal war against Palestinians. Ocasio-Cortez was in Austin to speak at a morning rally for Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and congressional candidate Greg Casar, who recently pledged to continue funding Israel’s military should … Continue reading Austin: Protesters Denounce Opportunists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greg Casar Over Support for Palestinian Genocide

Opinion: Biden Plans to Plunder $7 Billion from Afghanistan as Millions Face Starvation

Photo credit: Gage Skidmore By Jakob Stein Since the fall of the Afghan puppet government and the expulsion of US troops by the Taliban last August, the people of Afghanistan have been subjected to widespread misery as the economic situation continues to rapidly deteriorate. Now the Biden administration has issued an executive order to seize funds from Afghanistan in yet another act of imperialist plunder … Continue reading Opinion: Biden Plans to Plunder $7 Billion from Afghanistan as Millions Face Starvation

A Nova Democracia: Signs of a Deepening World Crisis

Editors’ Note: The following is an unofficial translation of the editorial “Sinais de aprofundamento da crise mundial” by the Brazilian democratic newspaper, A Nova Democracia. By the Editorial Board of A Nova Democracia The world economy has not emerged from the cyclical crisis, within the general crisis of imperialism, which it plunged into in the second quarter of 2019, and another bubble is already building … Continue reading A Nova Democracia: Signs of a Deepening World Crisis

Kazakhstan: Popular Uprising Targets Police, State Institutions as Russian Imperialism Intervenes

Photo credit: Telegram/KazTAG By Jakob Stein Over the past week, protests against Kazakhstan’s elimination of the cap on gasoline prices have erupted into a full-scale uprising against the oppression and miserable economic conditions imposed on the people by the Kazakh State and Russian imperialism. On January 1, the Kazakh government lifted the cap on the price of liquefied petroleum gas, used to fuel vehicles around … Continue reading Kazakhstan: Popular Uprising Targets Police, State Institutions as Russian Imperialism Intervenes

Opinion: After Tornadoes, Amazon’s Hands Stained with the Blood of Workers

By David Martinez Sadness may surge any time that a worker dies, but it is accompanied by rising class hatred upon hearing of the deaths of workers that were entirely preventable, who die at the hands of the capitalist rulers of society. The six workers at an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, last Friday killed by devastating tornadoes can be added to the list of … Continue reading Opinion: After Tornadoes, Amazon’s Hands Stained with the Blood of Workers

Puerto Rico: Protests Against Electricity Privatization, US Imperialism Continue

By Josefina Morales On Friday, thousands of Puerto Ricans marched down the ‘Las Americas’ highway in the capital of San Juan to protest the privatization of the island’s electrical grid. The privatization has resulted in steep increases in electricity bills and blackouts that have increased in severity since June, affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of the island’s three million people. The protest denounced … Continue reading Puerto Rico: Protests Against Electricity Privatization, US Imperialism Continue

Gifts to the Yellow Unions in Biden’s Spending Bill

Photo: SEIU President Mary Kay Henry (credit Gage Skidmore) By the Editorial Board The $2 trillion spending plan being pushed through Congress by the Biden administration known as “Build Back Better” (BBB) has sparked a contentious debate among ruling class politicians, with Republicans characterizing it as a radical, ‘socialist’ agenda, and the Democratic Party framing it as a major victory for the working class. The … Continue reading Gifts to the Yellow Unions in Biden’s Spending Bill

Phoenix: Activists, Community Protest Biden’s Migrant Repression at ICE Field Office

By Noah Long On September 23, activists and community members in Phoenix protested outside of a local field office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to the violent expulsion of Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, Texas last week. The protest was directed specifically toward the Biden administration’s use of COVID-19 to justify the repression and deportation of migrants. Puente Human Rights Movement, … Continue reading Phoenix: Activists, Community Protest Biden’s Migrant Repression at ICE Field Office