UNITED STATES

Editorial

In economics classes we learn that Genoa was the birthplace of modern capitalism. Highways like the “Autostrada” are privatized there. Recently a bridge over the city collapsed in a spectacular structural failure. This bridge is a metaphor for our era. Scarcely 50 years old, this bridge was even criticized as a con job when it…

The Helsinki Deal and the American Empire

This article was published by our comrades of the Communist Workers’ Group of Aotearoa/New Zealand: There is a lot of confusion about Trump’s behavior in Helsinki. Is he crazy, a traitor, or dupe of Putin? Nah. It’s not that hard. It’s still about the Great Game for Eurasia. Trump is picking a fight with China…

Janus Decision Attacks All Wage Labor!

Janus Decision Attacks All Wage Labor! The recent Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision marks yet another decisive moment for the American labor movement.  This ruling overturned the previous 1977 Abood v. Detroit Board of Education decision that allowed labor unions in the public sector to collect “fair share” dues from non-union members for the union’s purpose…