This piece was originally written in August 2018 in response to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Now, in May 2019, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Utah have passed new anti-abortion bills in the interest of creating court cases that will lead to Roe V. Wade being challenged in [...]
May 1st is International Workers Day, aka May Day - a day rooted in Chicago workers’ battle for the eight hour work day. But in the US... we've lost our own history. In the late 19th century, at the height of industrial production in the US, 12 - 16 hour work days, child labor, [...]
Poverty is not an accident. It isn’t “natural” or “relative,” and it doesn’t stem from stupidity, mismanagement, or corruption. Poverty is essential to the structure of any class-divided society and, in our current historical moment, is necessary for the function of capitalism and imperialism. Poverty is perpetrated by the ruling class and perpetuated with racism, [...]
As we continue our Roots series via Seed of Unity (SoU), we thought it useful to share a bit of our process. One Struggle initiated SoU as a project to build unity around concepts for understanding the world around us so that we can participate in its transformation. How can we change something if we [...]
Entering a third week, this government shutdown isn’t about a border wall. It’s about a power struggle, and neither side represents us. As Republicans and Democrats grandstand and posture, thousands of government employees are on furlough or working without pay. To help, the federal government released tips for employees without wages on how to offer [...]
Last Wednesday, Florida Gubernatorial candidates Ron Desantis and Andrew Gillum performed their second debate before the midterm elections this Tuesday. Their race for governor has attracted national attention along with races in Georgia and New York because of “fresh” candidates like Stacey Abrams and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Their campaigns have been full of ploys like Jay-Z [...]
On July 7th Haitians filled the streets, burned and looted stores, and erected barricades to block roads. Despite the government’s efforts to use the Brazil vs Belgium World Cup match as a distraction from their 30 - 50 % increases in fuel prices, Haitians clearly were not fooled. Protests went on across the country for [...]