This month, on the heels of the country’s worst drought in a century, Brazil has experienced historic cold weather. The effects on agriculture could have negative consequences across the world.

On Wednesday morning, UMWA coal miners picketed the Manhattan office of BlackRock to demand a better contract. These workers recognize that they put their lives on the line to keep society running while bosses collect the profits.

California is on track to experience yet another record-breaking wildfire season. These are the disastrous consequences of climate change.

Thursday’s storms and flooding in New York City show the reality of climate change — and the city’s unpreparedness for the devastating consequences of a warming planet.

Over one million people in southern Madagascar are food insecure, while almost half a million are on the brink of starvation. Climate change is to blame, and capitalism ensures that the Global South will pay the highest price.

The Israeli army has begun demolishing buildings in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan and repressing residents and activists. Palestinians are mounting fierce resistance against these criminal attacks.

Dockworkers in the port city of Durban, South Africa have refused to offload an Israeli cargo ship in solidarity with Palestinians.

The Israeli state’s aggression and impunity would not be possible without long-standing, bipartisan U.S. support, including that of President Biden. 

Protesters in Colombia continue to take the streets against the Duque government despite brutal repression. Wednesday will be a national day of mobilizations.

This week saw yet another brutal attack on an Asian woman, this time in New York City. The incident is part of a nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, fuelled by U.S. imperialism and anti-Chinese chauvinism. 

Republicans in Georgia have passed a sweeping set of discriminatory voting restrictions. The working class must fight for the right to vote — the most basic right of capitalist democracy — making sure everyone has access to the ballot.

Last weekend’s Trump-centered CPAC demonstrated that Biden’s project to “return to normal” is doomed to fail. Trumpism, far from having been defeated in November, is here to stay.

Record-setting winter storms have struck the United States and left millions without power amid frigid temperatures. But while the weather may cause deadly power outages, capitalism sustains them.

The Thai senate has voted to make abortion legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, but will maintain penalties for abortions performed after this period. While the law is a step forward, it falls short of full decriminalization.

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank fatally shot a 17-year-old Palestinian boy on Tuesday. It is just the latest instance of routine violence against Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.

On Tuesday, Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken confirmed that the U.S. embassy to Israel will stay in Jerusalem. The statement signals that the U.S. will continue supporting Israeli’s violent oppression of Palestinians.

The Biden administration will continue to recognize Juan Guaido as president of Venezuela and maintain devastating sanctions. For Venezuelans, there is no lesser evil --- imperialism is bipartisan.

2020 tied 2016 as one of the hottest years ever, with average temperature 1.25°C above the pre-industrial average. To avoid catastrophe, the environmental struggle must be anti-capitalist.

Biden has picked Merrick Garland as his nomination for Attorney General. A lifelong centrist with bipartisan appeal and a conservative record on criminal justice, his nomination signals Biden’s resistance to leftist pressure and desire to return to business-as-usual. 

Nancy Pelosi won her reelection bid for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, continuing in the leadership position that she has occupied for 18 years. Her victory demonstrates the folly of reformism, and the failure of the strategy to push Democrats left.

Brandon Bernard, sentenced to death at just 18 years old, is slated to be executed today as President Trump ramps up executions. We must abolish the death penalty. 

ICE detainees at Bergen County Jail have been on a hunger strike for 25 days to protest inhumane conditions and demand their release. We must abolish ICE.

Janet Yellen has been nominated as Secretary of the Treasury. Like Biden’s other recycled Obama-era picks, Yellen signals continuity with the capitalist system which puts business interests over the needs of the working class.

New York City’s MTA is facing massive cuts and fare hikes as a result of a budget crisis. These proposals will hit the working class hardest.

Yesterday, in a major blow to gig workers, California passed Prop 22. The measure allows companies like Lyft and Uber to continue classifying their employees as contractors, denying millions of gig workers rights to health insurance and a livable wage. We must demand full employment rights to all workers, and resist the “Uberization” of the economy.

The cost of the 2020 election cycle will reach up to $14 billion. Money has a corrosive effect on Democracy — we must fight to remove it from politics and ensure a level playing field for all candidates. 

Yesterday, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in to the Supreme Court. The Democrats put up little resistance, proving that they are the party of the ruling class. We can’t count on the Democrats or the Supreme Court to secure our rights.

President Trump has been hospitalized for Covid-19. His luxury treatment is very different from that of the 200,000 mostly working class people who have died so far in the pandemic.

Police officers in Salt Lake City shot a 13-year-old boy with autism during a mental health crisis, leaving him in serious condition. This brutal case shows that the police cannot be reformed --- they must be abolished.

On Tuesday, President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, one day after defending the right-wing vigilante who murdered two protesters. The trip serves to animate his right-wing base ahead of elections and squarely position himself as the “law and order” candidate.