The claim that Covid 19 is the fault of Asians is the new refrain in anti-Asian racism. Trump began to sound this note in a series of rallies in the spring of last year.
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Biden’s first 100 days: An assessment
So far, the “left” has stayed pretty much in Biden’s camp, and have put little pressure on him or the administration. It’s clear that they are playing a supportive role to the administration and the congressional Democrats.
Inflation and financial risk
Monetarist theory has been proven wrong because it starts from the wrong hypothesis: that money supply drives prices of goods and services. But the opposite is the case: it is changes in prices and output that drives money supply.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part III)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part II)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
Cracks in the blue wall of silence
Although there is no way to predict the future of struggle, it would be wrong to dismiss the Derek Chauvin conviction as meaningless, whatever the intent of the prosecutors or police witnesses.
United States: ‘Stop the Hate’ Asian Americans fight back
Asian American leaders are warning that a deepening geopolitical confrontation between the US and China is contributing to heightened suspicion, prejudice and violence against their communities in ways that could continue to intensify even after the pandemic begins to subside.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part I)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
BAmazon: The morning after…
Labor law is not the main factor holding back the labor movement. Our movement is being held back by the lack of victories against the employer in the workplaces.
Building back better? Not yet! Covid and the US working class since the vaccines
The commentators tell us that with Covid rates declining, the economy is bound to improve. However, for large parts of the working class, we are by no means out of the woods.
Red shirts in Bourbonnais
The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) went on strike for a week starting on March 4. The purpose of this article is to explain what led to the strike and the main issues involved.
BAmazon: union yes!
The reasons why the workers want a union are not surprising. Covid was obviously a major issue. Lack of proper safety procedures has been a worker concern at Amazon facilities nationally.
New report shows low strike numbers
Covid changed everything in the country and has certainly affected the labor movement. So, it’s quite reasonable to see Covid as a unique and unusual damper on militancy.
The Trumpification of American politics?
Undercurrents of racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim and social conservative politics have long coincided among the Republican base with the economic conservatism that more upscale voters support.
Tribune calls for attack on public sector workers
This is not just an attempt to divide public sector workers from private sector workers. It shows a deeper thorn in the side of the ruling class
