IMF Chief Warns of Financial Disaster Driven by Inequality IMF Head Kristalina Georgieva warns of a return of the Great Depression driven by inequality and financial sector instability in a speech delivered at the Peterson Institute of International Economics....
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:59AM
US Privatization Of Ukraine, Puerto Rico, PG&E & The Jeresko/Montosantos Conne 
Labor researcher and educator Ricardo Ortiz discusses the crisis of global capitalism and it's reflection in the privatization of Ukraine. He also connects the corruption with Puerto Rico and PG&E....
Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 10:46PM
17 de enero Día de Acción: ¡Alto a la línea 3! 
Desde las cabeceras del río Mississippi, una llamada reverbera sobre las tierras indígenas de las americas: ¡Alto a la línea 3!...
Posted: Sun Jan 5, 2020 6:08PM
January 17 Day of Action: Stop Line 3! 
From the headwaters of the Mississippi River, a call reverberates across Turtle Island: Stop Line 3!...
Posted: Sun Jan 5, 2020 6:05PM
January 17th Day of Action to Stop Line 3 
From the headwaters of the Mississippi River, a call reverberates across Turtle Island: Stop Line 3!...
Posted: Fri Jan 3, 2020 9:23AM
We Need Your Support to Support Each Other 
Please help spread the word to your friends and allies who also use our services. #Love4RiseupNet...
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:26PM
Congress Passes Somalia Debt Relief As part of the Federal government's year-end spending package or "minibus," Congress passed the first phase of debt relief for Somalia....
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:56PM
Massive Strike Paralyzing France Erupts on Thursday 
Over 80% of nation’s transportation halted as working people strike. Government acknowledges over 800,000 in streets. Strikers claim 1.5 million....
Posted: Mon Dec 9, 2019 3:00PM
Photo Essay: Chileans Take to the Streets on Day 50 of the People’s Uprising The Photo Essays documents the events of Friday 6 December when thousands of people took to the streets in Santiago, Chile on the 50th day of the People's Uprising. The afternoon started as a march. It progressed into what seemed like a street party with street fighting on the side…...
Posted: Sun Dec 8, 2019 5:51AM
Daiara Tukano: Europe must stop investing in the genocide industry 
Daiara Tukano, Tukano of Brazil's Amazon, spoke in Paris at events of the Committee in Solidarity with Indigenous in the Americas, CSIA-Nitassinan. Denouncing colonialism and capitalism, she speaks out for Mother Earth....
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:50AM
NLG Statement on the Coup in Bolivia 
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly condemns the military coup that took place in Bolivia on November 10, followed by the self-declared presidency of extreme right-wing Bolivian senator Jeanine Áñez, in violation of the Constitution of Bolivia....
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:47PM
Europe - Help free Africa's last colony! 
Elghalia Djimi was tortured for years, with acid, dogs, and sexual violence — yet she continues her brave and gritty struggle for justice and freedom in Africa’s last colony. We have a rare opportunity to help put an end to over 40 years of occupation....
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:58AM
California organizing to show support for HE Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, AU Ambassador 
Full Moon, Maafa Commemoration and 2019 Pan African Global Trade and Investment Week are aligned to show broadbased support for Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, African Union Ambassador to the United States of America...
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:37PM
National strike paralyzes Ecuador on Seventh Day of Protests 
The strike dramatically impacted Cuenca on Wednesday. Streets were largely deserted of vehicle traffic. There was no taxi or bus service. Police and army officers blocked off the central square in downtown Cuenca. A huge march of workers, students, and indigenous people gathered before noon. Things calmed down during mid-day, but in the evening there were running battles between protesters and security forces, which responded by lobbing teargas canisters....
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:30PM
Scenes from protests against government in Cuenca, Ecuador (video/mpeg 47.1MB) (Video 1:51)
Anti-austerity protests in Cuenca, Ecuador
October 9, 2019...
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:29AM
Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures 
Protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador approach police line.
October 7, 2019
Monday saw another day of protests, with highway blockades, being the main tactic. Protests continued in major cities, especially Monday night. A national strike has been called for Wednesday....
Posted: Tue Oct 8, 2019 12:50PM
Hong Kong: Make Colonialism Great Again It is a thoroughly reactionary development when demonstrators carrying U.S. flags march through a city asking the most hated imperialist figure, Donald Trump, to come to their aid. But that is what is happening in Hong Kong.
Originally posted to lowwagecapitalism.com on Sept 10, 2019...
Posted: Wed Oct 2, 2019 3:53AM
Pope Francis: Mauritius Reject "Idolatrous Economic Model" Reject your "idolatrous economic model," were the words Pope Francis addressed Mauritius' political leaders with on Monday....
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:43AM
From Punitive Tariffs and Trade Conflicts to Economic War Donald Trump's punitive attacks on several trading partners, above all China, are changing suddenly into a destruction of the multilateral structures of the world market. With the rigorous policy of "America first," the US president wants to restore or develop the past hegemony. The wrercking ball is not the only foreign policy model. Compromise is a necessity, not a weakness....
Posted: Mon Sep 9, 2019 1:33AM
What is Happening in Venezuela, and What Can the U.S. Do? PART III 
PART III of a three-part series on Venezuela, written after participating in an End-Sanctions delegation in April 2019. The PDF has the Tikkun magazine article that combines the three parts: What's really happening, Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela, and How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed up?...
Posted: Tue Sep 3, 2019 9:23PM