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, […]
Mass Shooting in Baltimore: Why the Cops Can’t Solve Community Violence
A tragic mass shooting at a Baltimore block party killed two and injured 28 people last weekend. The incident is being used by some to demand increased policing. Lawrence Grandpre, the Director of Research at the Baltimore think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, discusses the underlying causes of community violence in Baltimore and whether […]
Israel Retreats: Jenin Battle Reveals New Generation of Palestinian Resistance with Ali Abunimah
Amid growing Palestinian resistance, Israel launched a full-fledged military invasion of the West Bank city of Jenin. The invasion, the largest West Bank operation since 2002, killed 12 Palestinians and injured and displaced thousands more. Ali Abunimah, the Director of The Electronic Intifada, discusses the attacks and the new generation of resistance in Jenin.
How The US-Mexico Border Became One of the Most Militarized Places on Earth
With the expiration of Title 42, the Trump administration’s pandemic-era rapid-expulsion border policy, the corporate media went into overdrive spewing racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, emphasizing a “migrant surge” at the border. Todd Miller, an author and journalist specializing in border issues reveals that the true “border surge” is in the unprecedented funding for border militarization, […]