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“The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”
Amnesty International report details torture, abuse at immigration detention camps in Florida
Immigrants held at the still-operational state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” report that sadistic guards use the “box,” a two-by-two-foot cage, for punishment.
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Immigrants held at the still-operational state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” report that sadistic guards use the “box,” a two-by-two-foot cage, for punishment.
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Amnesty International report details torture, abuse at immigration detention camps in Florida
Immigrants held at the still-operational state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” report that sadistic guards use the “box,” a two-by-two-foot cage, for punishment. Individuals placed inside are shackled by the...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Amnesty International report details torture, abuse at immigration detention camps in Florida
Immigrants held at the still-operational state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” report that sadistic guards use the “box,” a two-by-two-foot cage, for punishment.
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Immigrants held at the still-operational state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” report that sadistic guards use the “box,” a two-by-two-foot cage, for punishment.
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The corporations’ plans to lay workers off during the holidays do not result from a cyclical downturn or blind economic forces. Rather, they reflect a policy of class warfare, an attempt to transfer more wealth to the rich. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Holiday jobs massacre: Mobilize the working class to defend the right to a job!
The normal platitudes about “love and good cheer” are being overshadowed by massive inequality.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The corporations’ plans to lay workers off during the holidays do not result from a cyclical downturn or blind economic forces. Rather, they reflect a policy of class warfare, an attempt to transfer more wealth to the rich. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
A tremendous comrade, rest in peace Ken.
Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025
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Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025
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Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025
It was as a steel fixer that Ken joined the Socialist Labour League, the precursor to the Socialist Equality Party, in the early 1980s. Once convinced of the program and the need to build the revoluti...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A tremendous comrade, rest in peace Ken.
Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025
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Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025
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The “garbage” in the White House: Trump’s racist diatribe against Somalis
Trump, a real estate swindler and racist demagogue, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is the embodiment of the rot of American capitalism.
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Trump, a real estate swindler and racist demagogue, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is the embodiment of the rot of American capitalism.
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The “garbage” in the White House: Trump’s racist diatribe against Somalis
For the third time in less than a week, Trump, surrounded by cabinet officials and fellow Republicans, denounced all people from Somalia as “garbage.”
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December 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The “garbage” in the White House: Trump’s racist diatribe against Somalis
Trump, a real estate swindler and racist demagogue, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is the embodiment of the rot of American capitalism.
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Trump, a real estate swindler and racist demagogue, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is the embodiment of the rot of American capitalism.
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The glorification of Mamdani’s meeting with Trump by Friedland during the interview underscores the reactionary character of the pseudo-left milieu surrounding the Democratic Party, including the so-called “dirtbag left,” with which Friedland is associated.
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Mamdani, speaking with comedian Adam Friedland, reviews “productive” meeting with fascist Trump
Reflecting the political character of their milieu, most of Mamdani and Friedland’s half-hour discussion centers on casual, empty-headed conversation, with several interruptions to check soccer scores...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The glorification of Mamdani’s meeting with Trump by Friedland during the interview underscores the reactionary character of the pseudo-left milieu surrounding the Democratic Party, including the so-called “dirtbag left,” with which Friedland is associated.
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𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭: 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘺
Guantanamo, the site of crimes against humanity, remains open to this day.
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Guantanamo, the site of crimes against humanity, remains open to this day.
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<em>Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay</em>
Jaber Mohammed, only one among hundreds of prisoners who faced a similar fate, lost five years of his life to a regime of abuse and torture, part of the imperialist reaction to the 9/11 attacks.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭: 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘺
Guantanamo, the site of crimes against humanity, remains open to this day.
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Guantanamo, the site of crimes against humanity, remains open to this day.
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The TDU’s endorsement of Teamsters President O’Brien, who supports the fascist Trump, exposes the entire project of reforming the unions. Workers must form rank-and-file committees to fight against exploitation and dictatorship. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
TDU conference endorses Trump supporter Sean O’Brien for re-election as Teamsters general president
This is the inevitable outcome of their rejection of a struggle by the rank-and-file to overthrow the corrupt union apparatus in favor of bureaucratic self-reform, and its program of combining workers...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The TDU’s endorsement of Teamsters President O’Brien, who supports the fascist Trump, exposes the entire project of reforming the unions. Workers must form rank-and-file committees to fight against exploitation and dictatorship. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Corbyn is the British Bernie Sanders, and I DON'T mean that in a GOOD way.
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Corbyn is the British Bernie Sanders, and I DON'T mean that in a GOOD way.
TDU conference endorses Trump supporter Sean O’Brien for re-election as Teamsters general president
The growing support for fascism is the most overt and crude expression of the labor bureaucracy’s hatred and fear of the working class.
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The growing support for fascism is the most overt and crude expression of the labor bureaucracy’s hatred and fear of the working class.
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TDU conference endorses Trump supporter Sean O’Brien for re-election as Teamsters general president
This is the inevitable outcome of their rejection of a struggle by the rank-and-file to overthrow the corrupt union apparatus in favor of bureaucratic self-reform, and its program of combining workers...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
TDU conference endorses Trump supporter Sean O’Brien for re-election as Teamsters general president
The growing support for fascism is the most overt and crude expression of the labor bureaucracy’s hatred and fear of the working class.
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The growing support for fascism is the most overt and crude expression of the labor bureaucracy’s hatred and fear of the working class.
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Trump’s Caribbean murders and the legacy of Nuremberg
The naked criminality of the Trump government has raised almost of necessity the issue of war crimes and international law.
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The naked criminality of the Trump government has raised almost of necessity the issue of war crimes and international law.
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Trump’s Caribbean murders and the legacy of Nuremberg
The Trump administration's series of murders in the Caribbean is the consummation of decades of murder, torture and aggressive war by US imperialism, all illegal under the precedent set by the 1945 Nu...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Trump’s Caribbean murders and the legacy of Nuremberg
The naked criminality of the Trump government has raised almost of necessity the issue of war crimes and international law.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The naked criminality of the Trump government has raised almost of necessity the issue of war crimes and international law.
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Trump plans to expand asylum ban, deploy ICE Gestapo against Somali immigrants
The real human scum are the politicians, billionaires and military killers who are currently overseeing genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the Caribbean.
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The real human scum are the politicians, billionaires and military killers who are currently overseeing genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the Caribbean.
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Trump plans to expand asylum ban, deploy ICE Gestapo against Somali immigrants
The fascist in the White House delivered a racist rant targeting Somalis as he ordered the ICE Gestapo to Minnesota.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Trump plans to expand asylum ban, deploy ICE Gestapo against Somali immigrants
The real human scum are the politicians, billionaires and military killers who are currently overseeing genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the Caribbean.
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The real human scum are the politicians, billionaires and military killers who are currently overseeing genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the Caribbean.
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"The 'garbage' is in the White house and it stinks to high heaven." @davidnorth-wsws.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"The 'garbage' is in the White house and it stinks to high heaven." @davidnorth-wsws.bsky.social
It is difficult for the viewer to see the footage of the concentration camps without thinking of the scenes from Gaza for the past two years, and to watch Crowe play the conman Göring without thinking of the fascist conman in the White House.
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<em>Nuremberg</em>: Where does fascist barbarism come from?
The film gives a largely accurate account of the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-46, but it seeks the cause of the Nazis’ crimes in their individual psychology.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It is difficult for the viewer to see the footage of the concentration camps without thinking of the scenes from Gaza for the past two years, and to watch Crowe play the conman Göring without thinking of the fascist conman in the White House.
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And yes, Mamdani stans *are* the most immediate obstacle to stopping fascism.
1. It should be super fucking obvious by now after Obama 2008, Bernie ("Vote for Biden! Israel has a right to defend itself!"), AOC (votes to send billions to Israel) that any Dem politician claiming to be a "socialist"..
1. It should be super fucking obvious by now after Obama 2008, Bernie ("Vote for Biden! Israel has a right to defend itself!"), AOC (votes to send billions to Israel) that any Dem politician claiming to be a "socialist"..
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And yes, Mamdani stans *are* the most immediate obstacle to stopping fascism.
1. It should be super fucking obvious by now after Obama 2008, Bernie ("Vote for Biden! Israel has a right to defend itself!"), AOC (votes to send billions to Israel) that any Dem politician claiming to be a "socialist"..
1. It should be super fucking obvious by now after Obama 2008, Bernie ("Vote for Biden! Israel has a right to defend itself!"), AOC (votes to send billions to Israel) that any Dem politician claiming to be a "socialist"..
US war crime exposed, as Trump escalates assault on Venezuela
The fascistic and asinine “Secretary of War Crimes” is representative of a government in which the ethos and methods of the mafia prevail.
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The fascistic and asinine “Secretary of War Crimes” is representative of a government in which the ethos and methods of the mafia prevail.
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US war crime exposed, as Trump escalates assault on Venezuela
The order to slaughter defenseless survivors in the water constitutes a blatant war crime in furtherance of Washington’s entirely criminal and predatory war aims.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
US war crime exposed, as Trump escalates assault on Venezuela
The fascistic and asinine “Secretary of War Crimes” is representative of a government in which the ethos and methods of the mafia prevail.
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The fascistic and asinine “Secretary of War Crimes” is representative of a government in which the ethos and methods of the mafia prevail.
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Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler: November 10, 1956 – November 28, 2025
We will remember Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler as a tireless fighter for socialism who dedicated her entire life to serving the working class and building a better society.
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We will remember Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler as a tireless fighter for socialism who dedicated her entire life to serving the working class and building a better society.
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Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler: November 10, 1956 – November 28, 2025
Elli joined the Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter, the predecessor organisation of the SGP, in 1975 at the age of 19 and fought continuously for 50 years for the perspectives of the world Trotskyist movem...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler: November 10, 1956 – November 28, 2025
We will remember Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler as a tireless fighter for socialism who dedicated her entire life to serving the working class and building a better society.
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We will remember Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler as a tireless fighter for socialism who dedicated her entire life to serving the working class and building a better society.
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DSA member Rae Huang announces candidacy for Los Angeles mayor
Like Mamdani and Wilson, Huang's campaign is a political trap.
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Like Mamdani and Wilson, Huang's campaign is a political trap.
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DSA member Rae Huang announces candidacy for Los Angeles mayor
As with Mamdani in New York and Wilson in Seattle, the DSA-backed campaign of Rae Huang is a political trap.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
DSA member Rae Huang announces candidacy for Los Angeles mayor
Like Mamdani and Wilson, Huang's campaign is a political trap.
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Like Mamdani and Wilson, Huang's campaign is a political trap.
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Death toll reaches 128 in horrific Hong Kong apartment fire
Residents and volunteers interviewed in Tai Po have described the government as “inept” and insisted that this was “not an accident” but the result of greed and negligence.
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Residents and volunteers interviewed in Tai Po have described the government as “inept” and insisted that this was “not an accident” but the result of greed and negligence.
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Death toll reaches 128 in horrific Hong Kong apartment fire
Two hundred people remain unaccounted for as emergency crews continue search, recovery and support operations in the catastrophic and preventable 43-hour fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Death toll reaches 128 in horrific Hong Kong apartment fire
Residents and volunteers interviewed in Tai Po have described the government as “inept” and insisted that this was “not an accident” but the result of greed and negligence.
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Residents and volunteers interviewed in Tai Po have described the government as “inept” and insisted that this was “not an accident” but the result of greed and negligence.
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Mamdani-Trump Paktı ve üst orta sınıf sahte solun iflas etmiş siyaseti
Mamdani’nin ziyaretinin ilk siyasi sonucu, onu göreve getiren insanların kafasının karıştırıp yönünü şaşırtacak olmasıdır.
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Mamdani’nin ziyaretinin ilk siyasi sonucu, onu göreve getiren insanların kafasının karıştırıp yönünü şaşırtacak olmasıdır.
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Mamdani-Trump Paktı ve üst orta sınıf sahte solun iflas etmiş siyaseti
Mamdani’nin ziyaretinin ilk siyasi sonucu, onu göreve getiren insanların kafasının karıştırıp yönünü şaşırtacak olmasıdır.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Mamdani-Trump Paktı ve üst orta sınıf sahte solun iflas etmiş siyaseti
Mamdani’nin ziyaretinin ilk siyasi sonucu, onu göreve getiren insanların kafasının karıştırıp yönünü şaşırtacak olmasıdır.
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Mamdani’nin ziyaretinin ilk siyasi sonucu, onu göreve getiren insanların kafasının karıştırıp yönünü şaşırtacak olmasıdır.
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Summary execution in the West Bank: Trump’s “peace” deal in practice
Since the start of the Gaza genocide, Israeli military forces and settlers have killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank
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Since the start of the Gaza genocide, Israeli military forces and settlers have killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank
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Summary execution in the West Bank: Trump’s “peace” deal in practice
The summary execution of two Palestinians in the West Bank reveals the "peace" deal signed by Israel and sanctified by the U.N. Security Council as nothing more than an enabling act for genocide throu...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Summary execution in the West Bank: Trump’s “peace” deal in practice
Since the start of the Gaza genocide, Israeli military forces and settlers have killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank
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Since the start of the Gaza genocide, Israeli military forces and settlers have killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank
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Trump threatens to denaturalize and deport US citizens after D.C. National Guard shooting
The administration is using the shooting, committed by a long-time CIA asset, as a pretext to to strip citizenship from naturalized and native-born residents alike.
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The administration is using the shooting, committed by a long-time CIA asset, as a pretext to to strip citizenship from naturalized and native-born residents alike.
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Trump threatens to denaturalize and deport US citizens after D.C. National Guard shooting
The administration is using the shooting, committed by a long-time CIA asset, as a pretext to to strip citizenship from naturalized and native-born residents alike.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Trump threatens to denaturalize and deport US citizens after D.C. National Guard shooting
The administration is using the shooting, committed by a long-time CIA asset, as a pretext to to strip citizenship from naturalized and native-born residents alike.
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The administration is using the shooting, committed by a long-time CIA asset, as a pretext to to strip citizenship from naturalized and native-born residents alike.
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Thanksgiving 2025 in America: Misery for workers, unprecedented wealth for the elite
Thanksgiving is not a moment for gratitude but for protest, for the development of a movement to end oligarchic domination and reorganize society on socialist foundations
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Thanksgiving is not a moment for gratitude but for protest, for the development of a movement to end oligarchic domination and reorganize society on socialist foundations
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Thanksgiving 2025 in America: Misery for workers, unprecedented wealth for the elite
The scenes of abundance and social harmony painted by Norman Rockwell in the middle of the 20th century—always an idealized fiction—stand in stark contrast to a society in 2025 at the breaking point. ...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thanksgiving 2025 in America: Misery for workers, unprecedented wealth for the elite
Thanksgiving is not a moment for gratitude but for protest, for the development of a movement to end oligarchic domination and reorganize society on socialist foundations
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Thanksgiving is not a moment for gratitude but for protest, for the development of a movement to end oligarchic domination and reorganize society on socialist foundations
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Trump administration plans to deploy 500 more National Guard soldiers following D.C. shooting
The only reason Guardsmen are in D.C. in the first place is because Trump ordered the troops deployed to the city in August under the pretext of “fighting crime”
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The only reason Guardsmen are in D.C. in the first place is because Trump ordered the troops deployed to the city in August under the pretext of “fighting crime”
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Trump administration plans to deploy 500 more National Guard soldiers following D.C. shooting
Following the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers blocks from the White House, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Trump had ordered more troops deployed to the capital.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Trump administration plans to deploy 500 more National Guard soldiers following D.C. shooting
The only reason Guardsmen are in D.C. in the first place is because Trump ordered the troops deployed to the city in August under the pretext of “fighting crime”
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The only reason Guardsmen are in D.C. in the first place is because Trump ordered the troops deployed to the city in August under the pretext of “fighting crime”
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Correct. Despite pervasive racism, it is class and not race that make the world go round. Racism is a form of the class struggle, by which the slaver-owners then and capitalists now divide labor. All of us must fight for compete social equality, and the first step is to *redistribute the wealth.*
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Correct. Despite pervasive racism, it is class and not race that make the world go round. Racism is a form of the class struggle, by which the slaver-owners then and capitalists now divide labor. All of us must fight for compete social equality, and the first step is to *redistribute the wealth.*