Category: Labor / Economics

Trump’s removal of President Nicolas Maduro could tilt international court proceedings and provide a windfall to corporate plaintiffs.

On October 24, 1892, nearly 3,000 New Orleans Teamsters, Scalesmen and Packers—known as the Triple Alliance or Triple A—walked off their jobs on the levees to demand overtime pay, a 10-hour-workday, and a closed shop. Representing merchants, railroad owners, and commodities exchanges, the Board of Trade announced that it would sign an agreement with the…

On the southern shore of Lake Maracaibo, Palmarito is an Afro-Venezuelan community shaped by centuries of history, culture, and resilience. Its people carry forward traditions rooted in their African heritage and in the fishing trade. Central to Palmarito’s way of life is the socialist commune, a form of popular self-government that transforms everyday life and…

The Trump Administration brokered a vaunted peace agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Signing of the Agreement was followed up on the same day with a White House ceremony. The Ceremony was cringe worthy but appropriate for the representatives of two of the three leading neo-colonial…

All civilisations fall in the end. The Roman Empire is long gone, along with the ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Sumerians. Will the global civilisation of corporate capitalism buck the trend? Of course not, but how long does it have left? In such a complex system, it’s impossible to predict when there will be a sudden…

Algeria is celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice. A sacred moment of remembrance, sharing, and spirituality. Yet, once again this year, a large portion of the population is faced with a harsh reality: the sheep has become a luxury. Its price has skyrocketed, supply is uncertain, and the state, in a commendable effort,…

Article discusses recent webinar examining Trump’s proposed invasion of Venezuela, examines US relations with Venezuela and Venezuela’s resistance. Link to webinar included inside article.

Examines the military coup in Indonesia during Sept-October 1965, in which between 500,000-1 million people were killed, and determines that mass murder was utilized in 23 other countries, either directly supported by the various US governments or at least through their acquiescence.

Examines US labor leaders’ support for the Zionist movement for over 100 years, and the growing resistance inside the trade union movement to such.

But capital doesn’t care about prices. It cares about profits. Fossil fuels are around three times more profitable than renewables. This is because renewables have a low barrier to entry and are highly competitive (driving prices down), while fossil fuels are more conducive to market control and monopoly pricing.