COVID-19
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Analysis
People held in ICE detention 50 times more likely to test positive for COVID
COVID-19 infections among people held in U.S. immigrant detention facilities are skyrocketing. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported higher-than-ever rates…
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The Socialist Program
Fightback! 8 Million families facing eviction and foreclosures
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the Democratic Party leadership in Congress and the Biden…
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Militant Journalism
Support grows for Congresswoman holding sit-in vs. inaction on eviction crisis
Congresswoman Cori Bush of the 1st District of Missouri, who at a point had to raise her two children out…
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Analysis
Eviction tsunami crashes, Democrats shrug shoulders
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives chose to go on vacation rather than pass a bill to save renters.
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COVID-19
Chicago hosts Lollapalooza music festival, prioritizing profit over public health
The festival is happening amid a stark increase in COVID-19 spread across Chicago and Cook County.
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Analysis
COVID + Capitalism = Death
In a shocking new report, the Centers for Disease Control just announced the largest single-year drop in life expectancy in…
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Español
COVID + El capitalismo = Muerte
En un nuevo informe impactante, los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades acaban de anunciar la mayor caída en la…
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The Socialist Program
How a COVID Conspiracy Theory Fuels US War Drive Against China
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the…
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Analysis
Workers and communities must control COVID relief funds: A view from Detroit
The people must organize to make sure these funds aren’t squandered as they too often are in the capitalist United…
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Analysis
Missouri set to squeeze workers by cutting unemployment benefits
On June 12, Missouri will end the enhanced benefits provided as supplements to unemployment benefits that are part of the…
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