Nuclear Submarine and US Soldier Defection: Escalating Conflict in Korea
The US deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to Busan, South Korea on Tuesday, as the two countries met to discuss preparing for nuclear war and the expansion of even more military exercises. During the same week, a US soldier named Travis King, crossed the border into the DPRK, yet the US corporate-owned media are avoiding the […]
Texas ‘Death Star’ Law Eliminates Water Breaks For Construction Workers
As Texas sweltered last month under a record-breaking heat wave, the state passed a new law that *eliminates* mandatory water breaks for construction workers. Tevita Uhatafe, the 1st Vice President of the Tarrant County Central Labor Council, discusses how HB 2127, which activists are calling “the law that kills”, impacts workers across Texas.
Latin America and Caribbean Reject EU Demands on Russia & Ukraine
After 8 years, the EU and the Community of Latin American & the Caribbean States gathered in Brussels for the CELAC-EU Heads of State Summit. In the days preceding the Summit, the EU attempted to unilaterally decide the agenda and format of the meeting, including inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak at the Summit […]
Waffle House Workers Serve Up a Strike Special
Workers at a Columbia, South Carolina Waffle House went on strike last week after their demands for increased security, consistent scheduling, and fair pay went unanswered by Waffle House management. Naomi Harris, a Waffle House server from Columbia, SC and co-founding member of the Union of Southern Service Workers, discusses how service industry workers across […]
‘Don’t Tax My Period’: Ghanaian Activists Reject High Taxes on Menstrual Products
Ghanaian activists took to the streets for a “Don’t Tax My Period” march to fight back against heavy taxation of menstrual hygiene products. The country’s economic crisis has intensified the struggle for essential goods, hitting vulnerable groups like women particularly hard. Loretta Naa Dei Ashie, Women’s Leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, shares insights […]
How Google, UPS & Amazon Avoid Paying Billions in Taxes
The top 25 profitable corporations, including Google, Facebook, UPS, Norfolk Southern, Amazon and others, have used a specific tax loophole to avoid $67 billion in taxes since Trump’s 2018 tax cuts. Matthew Gardner, a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and co-author of the report, “Corporations Reap Billions in Tax Breaks […]
Prisoner of War: Dr. Mutulu Shakur’s Lifelong Struggle for Black Liberation with Kalonji Changa
On July 6, former political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur passed away at 72. Dr. Shakur spent 37 years in prison following the mass suppression of the Black liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s and was only released from prison in 2022 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Kalonji Changa, Co-Founder of Black Power Media, […]
‘We’re Ready to Strike’: UPS Driver Explains How They’re Gearing Up for Historic Action
UPS workers are preparing for what might be the biggest single-company strike in US history. The contract between the Teamsters and UPS, which is the largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in the US, is set to expire in August. If no new agreement is reached by August 1, a strike is very likely. Antoine Andrews, […]