Working Class

New trend/ U.S. workers strike and organize at a new pace

February 9, 2022 UNAC Editor Interview, Labor Struggles

by Martha Grevatt, published on Workers World, February 5, 2022 This lightly edited article, based on an interview with Workers World Managing Editor Martha Grevatt, was published Feb. 2 in the Danish Communist Party’s newspaper, “Worker.” With renewed determination, workers in the U.S. are staging strikes, forming unions or quitting their jobs in protest of underpayment and poor working conditions[…]

COVID-19: The Capitalist Emperor Has No Clothes

April 3, 2020 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Government Corruption, Imperialism

by Ajamu Baraka, published by Black Agenda Report, April 1, 2020 The systemic failure of the capitalist order triggered by the coronavirus has reinforced the growing awareness that extreme wealth inequality is a fundamental characteristic of the system. “Billions of dollars were allocated to business while millions of people are facing an increasingly desperate situation.” As the capitalist emperor strolls[…]

French Strikes Wane, But Not the Outrage

March 23, 2020 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles, Resistance

by Marty Goodman, published on Socialist Action, March 20, 2020 The massive strike wave begun Dec. 5 in France against a proposed rollback of pension rights has slowed down. Disruptive strikes and giant marches of mostly public workers across the country topped over 1.5 million, but the leading edge of the movement, city and regional rail and bus workers, announced[…]

Workers Shut Down France to Defend Pensions!

January 10, 2020 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles, Protest, Resistance

by Marty Goodman, published on Socialist Action, January 2, 2020 On December 5th, French workers walked off the job in massive numbers to protest a proposed attack on pension rights by French President Emmanuel Macron. The proposal would change the age required for public workers to receive full retirement benefits from 62 to 64. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe bluntly[…]

Organizing for a Democratic Future and a Green New Deal (Video)

August 7, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Organizing

by Ajamu Baraka From the afternoon Plenary at the Annual Green Party Meeting Ajamu Baraka presents an insightful analysis of, not only the Green Party, but activism in the United States. He looks at what we need to do to be more effective in organizing for a better future.

A Manifesto of the New Global Feminism

May 25, 2019 UNAC Editor The War at Home, Women

Photo: May 2019, Women march in Manilla by Christine Marie, published on Socialist Action, May 19, 2019 Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, and Nancy Fraser, “Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto” (London and New York: Verso, 2019), 85 pp. Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, and Nancy Fraser have a mission. They are collaborating to bring the lessons of a new global feminist[…]

From Belgium: The Lands the Congolese Made Rich (3/4)

July 17, 2018 UNAC Editor Resistance, UNAC on the Road

by Phil Wilayto, Friday, July 6, 2018 See “My Peace Travels Around Europe” Part 1: On the Road for Peace, Part 2: Civil Resistance at Ramstein, Part 4: No to NATO; Yes to NHS Tonight Belgium beat Brazil in the World Cup soccer semi-finals, and the streets of Brussels, the capital city, are exploding with people celebrating. Really exploding. I[…]

Our Feminism Must be Anti-Capitalist

March 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Oppression of Women, Resistance

By CELESTE MURILLO and ANDREA D’ATRI, published on Socialist Action, March 8, 2018 “The socialist who is not a feminist lacks breadth. The feminist who is not a socialist lacks strategy.” — Louise Kneeland On March 8, 2017, women around the world marched through the largest metropolitan centers. The call for a global strike revived International Women’s Day—long relegated to[…]