G8, Poverty, & Immigration
The G8 meets to keep the global economy firmly in the hands of the capitalist elite The watchdogs of the biggest world economies will hold a summit at Camp David May 18-19, meeting as the Group of Eight (G8). The heads of state are faced with the task of restructuring the system of corporate private [...]
Immigration in 2012
The roots of the problem and its solution The immigration issue — the exploitation and mistreatment of millions of undocumented migrants and their families in the U.S. – has sparked much confusion and fear. It has also called some to protest, march, and to speak out for what is moral. Backed by the capitalist class [...]
The 99% Are Part of a Global Movement Against Capital
The Occupy Wall Street protests began with a few hundred Americans standing up in New York City to let the 1% know that the American people weren’t going to take it anymore. “Business as usual” i.e. robbing the people — of their livelihood was over. This historic day was September 17, 2011. Who is the [...]
Round Two: The Scorecard
More states are turning down Arizona-style laws than passing them. But about ‘Secure Communities’… Who has the right to enforce federal immigration laws, the states or the federal government? That’s what’s being decided as state laws like Arizona’s notorious SB 1070 get thrown before the courts. And that’s not all. The courts will also decide [...]
May Day – TAX THE RICH
May Day 2011 was different than other years, this year ties of solidarity, as one class of workers, was more broadly displayed than other years. This year the immigrant marches, almost in every city were joined by the newest sectors of workers under attack, the state and city employees. In recent months we have seen [...]
ICE Runs Amok
Obama’s E-Verify and I-9 audits are worse than Bush’s raids and must be stopped ICE’s workplace attacks are continuing under the Obama administration, and they are threatening everybody’s rights. Throughout the United States, hundreds of thousands of families are being uprooted, torn apart, and destroyed. The tragedy is due to the anti-immigrant rhetoric in the [...]