Politics

Immigrant detainee hunger strikes spread amid COVID-19 danger

April 23, 2020 By John Bachtell

Despite mounting pressure in the prisons and from courts and public protests, ICE has mostly sat on its hands.

Fake Facebook pages used to push protests at state capitals

April 21, 2020 By John Wojcik

The Facebook groups, which have hundreds of thousands of members, are being used to organize “spontaneous” demonstrations.

Stay-At-Home organizing: Voters hear candidates at “virtual house parties”

April 21, 2020 By Tim Wheeler

In-person debates are out, but local coalitions and candidates in Washington State are finding new ways to organize under COVID-19 conditions.

Progressive lawmakers push people first in coronavirus relief

April 20, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meanwhile, is pushing for a package that does nothing at all for workers.

Trump’s anti-Chinese racist campaign strategy mobilizes right-wing extremists

April 20, 2020 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Because capitalism cannot operate without the labor-power of workers, the profits of the capitalist class are in danger. Therefore, the message is: Back to work.