United States
Negligent landlords strike again in the Bronx: apartment fire displaces over 200

The five-alarm fire in the Bronx sheds light on how landlords are extracting profit by maximizing the suffering of their tenants, and how New York City is doing little to stop it

Democratic Party botches attempt to secure majority on labor law enforcement board

Workers continues winning gains in labor struggle as Democratic Party fails to maintain majority on National Labor Relations Board

Amazon extracts profit from the suffering of its workers

Workers are ready take on the most profitable logistics corporation after staging the largest strike against Amazon in US history

Trump’s sets his sights on Greenland

Donald Trump has renewed his proposal to claim Greenland, highlighting US expansionist ambitions in the Arctic

Los Angeles wildfires force evacuations of tens of thousands

Over 1,000 structures have been destroyed by the fire, including the Palisades Branch Library

How does Trump plan to carry out mass deportations?

From expanding migrant detention, punishing sanctuary cities, and ending birthright citizenship, Trump’s plans are shaping up to be increasingly drastic

Claudia Sheinbaum debunks NY Times report on fentanyl production

The report comes just days after president-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on Mexican products if the country did not stop fentanyl from entering the US from Mexico.

China imposes sanctions on US defense contractors for selling arms to Taiwan

China alleges that the US approach to Taiwan is guided by “cold war zero sum mentality” which violates its own declared commitments to the “one-China policy” and agreements of non-interference in internal matters.

US dockworkers could go on strike again before Trump’s inauguration

Dockworkers union and longshore industry at impasse at the bargaining table over use of automation

Biden blames increase on homeless on migration—sidelining cost of living and unaffordability crisis

A report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development revealed that there was a an 18% increase in homelessness in 2023

Trump threatens that Panama Canal could be “returned” to the US

In a speech given at “AmericaFest” in Arizona, the president-elect stated that the fees charged by Panama were unfair and if they don’t change the US would demand the canal back.

In the US, only CEOs and corporations are protected by the state

The outsized response of the state to, on one hand, vilify the man suspected of killing a health insurance CEO, and on the other, repress a workers’ strike against Amazon, has shed light on solidarity among the ruling class