Biden says all is swell, but workers face a different reality

Vol. 88/No. 1 - January 1, 2024

The Joseph Biden administration and his boosters in the liberal media are churning out propaganda claiming prospects for the U.S. capitalist economy have never looked better. They say inflation has been lowered to “acceptable” levels, full employment abounds and the…


Nearly half of Israel’s Jews trace their roots to Arab countries

Vol. 87/No. 48 - December 25, 2023
Yemeni Jews arrive at Lod Airport in 1950 after fleeing Yemen due to anti-Jewish persecution.

A recently published book — Sephardi Voices: The Untold Expulsion of Jews from Arab Lands, by Henry Green and Richard Stursberg — addresses a seldom-discussed history. Green touched on this in a public meeting in Miami Dec. 3, titled “Voices…


Democrats tout ‘Bidenomics’ as workers face job losses, inflation

Vol. 87/No. 47 - December 18, 2023

The Joseph Biden administration, his 2024 campaign spin doctors and the liberal media insist inflation is dropping to “acceptable” levels. But the conditions working people face are anything but “acceptable.” It’s not just grocery prices that keep going up, but…


Bosses at ‘assisted living’ use add on fees to boost profits

Vol. 87/No. 46 - December 11, 2023

Increasing numbers of older workers who have turned to assisted-living facilities for housing and care are unable to cover the huge costs and increasing “add on” fees the profit-hungry bosses impose on them. This reflects the social and moral crisis…


‘Bidenomics’: A boon for the rich, poorhouse for workers

Vol. 87/No. 45 - December 4, 2023

The Joseph Biden administration boasts its economic policies — dubbed “Bidenomics” — will lead to the president keeping the White House in 2024. But the real-life experience of tens of millions of workers is increasing their uncertainty about the future,…


States kick over 2 million kids off Medicaid so far this year

Vol. 87/No. 44 - November 27, 2023

With pitiless disregard for the consequences, state officials have kicked at least 2 million children off Medicaid coverage over the past seven months, exacerbating severe challenges workers face trying to raise and care for families. “The figures, which are likely…


Working people face blows from today’s unfolding crisis of capitalism

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023

The Biden administration and its boosters in the liberal capitalist media keep trying to puff up the U.S. economy as improving, thanks to “Bidenomics.” They point to some official government statistics, claiming gross domestic product rose 4.9% in the third-quarter,…


Wave of drug store closures deepens crisis workers face

Vol. 87/No. 42 - November 13, 2023

As thousands of the Big Three chain drug stores close across the country, millions of working people face increased difficulties in filling prescriptions and getting other medical supplies. More than 40% of all U.S. counties have now become what is…