PDF of January 6 issue

Download the PDF. Young workers lead the way The union makes us strong! Starbucks organizing drive erupts ‘Amazon, recognize the union now!’ Chuck Kaufman, ¡Presente! What fuels inflation? On the picket line Appreciating Betty White COVID devastates workers, students Tributes to Archbishop Tutu Queers and communists Editorial: Dr. King’s labor . . .

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The pandemic economy – sick workers can’t do their jobs

New York City teachers protest the reopening of schools in August 2020 under unsafe conditions during the COVID pandemic. When the media is full of reports of thousands upon thousands of airline flight cancellations; of subway lines in New York suspended, along with Broadway shows; of professional sports games including . . .

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Russia’s demands challenge NATO’s threats

Russian President Vladimir Putin at his End of the Year Press Conference, Dec. 23, 2021, speaking to 500 domestic and international journalists, said the following: “We have made it clear that any further movement of NATO to the East is unacceptable. Is there anything unclear about this? Are we deploying . . .

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Unvaccinated staff spread COVID-19 in California prisons

Prisoners’ rights activists demonstrate in front of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sacramento. Oakland, California California state prisoners are experiencing a dangerous surge of COVID-19 infections, fueled by the omicron variant and the refusal of prison guards and contracted staff to be vaccinated, according to family members and . . .

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Queer people and the U.S. Communist movement, 1950-1969

The Compton’s Cafeteria rebellion, San Francisco, 1966. Communists the world over fight for the liberation of the working class and the oppressed. From the very start, scientific socialism has also fought for the liberation of women from sexist and misogynistic worldviews and actions, ranging from the right to equal treatment . . .

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