personal stories
A young pre-med student leaves her São Paulo State Indigenous village
October 4, 2021Nauany, whose name in the Tupi language means “flower of the dawn,” took the national qualifying examinations in July and came in first among almost 300 Indigenous competitors. This was surprising, because of all the difficulties...
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A view of homelessness from my firsthand experience
August 3, 2021Working people recognize, even if only subconsciously, that homelessness is a symptom of a corrupt ruling class that favors the rich and exploits the poor.
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A small U.S. city, battered by the virus, tells its stories
May 24, 2021Sorrow reaches across the city: The dead husband.
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Only way to go: Single-payer healthcare gave me back my life
April 14, 2021I have personal experience with single-payer health care, directly contrasting treatment for the same medical diagnosis under the U.S. for-profit private insurance formula with Canada’s single-payer paradigm.
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Anita Torrez, Southwestern labor leader and Communist activist, dies at 94
February 4, 2021Spent a lifetime in the struggles for economic justice and an end to discrimination.
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