The (un)Democratic Party
When Trump was elected in 2016, a chorus of establishment Democrats from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to Nancy Pelosi urged ordinary Americans to “give him a chance.” Pelosi went as far as to say she “prayed for his success.” While these political leaders were welcoming Trump into the Oval Office, hundreds of thousands of […]
Fighting the Pandemic is a Class Issue
Global capitalism is staring at a stock market meltdown (the only silver lining is Trump is mightily pissed) with trillions of US Dollars obliterated in the past five days. Many bourses have seen all their gains of 2020 wiped out. The situation for the real economy is potentially much worse. Tourism is a major factor […]
European “Green Deal” — Devil in the Detail
In November 2019, the European Commission adopted its “European Green Deal”. The target is to make the European Union (EU) carbon neutral by 2050. More concrete details will follow. This project, introduced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is presented as the answer to nearly every problem the EU is facing: the environmental crisis, […]
One Thousand March for Bernie in Boston
Chants of “hey hey ho ho, billionaires have got to go” and “not me, us” echoed off the buildings in Boston’s financial district as one thousand Bernie supporters marched through the city’s downtown. The march and rally, organized by Socialist Alternative, showed the strength of the dynamic movement of workers and young people behind Bernie’s […]