The State of California boasts one of the highest minimum wages in the country at $16.50 an hour unless you’re a prisoner. The reality of pay beneath minimum wage is no different for the hundreds of incarcerated workers in California who have been pressed into service to combat the most destructive fires in Los Angeles County history. The fact that a measly $16.50 still manages to be one of the best minimum wages in the 50 states is a topic for another day. 

Statement by the Revolutionary Government U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked Cuba from day one and without any pretext. The decision to reestablish the ironclad economic war measures against Cuba, which his predecessor eliminated only days before, is a demonstration of the aggressiveness of U.S. imperialism against the sovereignty, peace and well-being of the Cuban population.  Among them is the inclusion of our country, once again, in the arbitrary list of States that supposedly sponsor terrorism, a designation that shows an absolute disregard for the truth.

Unprecedented twin infernos have devastated Los Angeles, with Pacific Palisades and Altadena bearing the brunt. The blazes - the city's most destructive ever - have claimed 27 lives, left dozens missing, and turned 12,000 homes to ash. Early damage estimates stretch into the hundreds of billions. As of January 18, the full toll remains unclear. A 2024 Yale study projects that the death toll, counting indirect deaths mostly from smoke inhalation, will be in the thousands.

The chill of winter and impending rain showers did not faze the Baltimore community as roughly 60 people gathered for a rally and march to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2025. The demonstration focused on standing with sanitation workers, the struggle for union rights, and prioritizing workers’ rights above government funding of war and genocide. The group marched from the McKeldin Plaza to Baltimore city hall, chanting slogans like “What’s disgusting?

Washington, D.C., Jan. 20 – Despite below-freezing temperatures and strong winds, thousands of people took to the streets today during President Donald Trump’s inauguration to demonstrate that the movement for Palestine and for workers’ and migrants’ rights isn’t going anywhere just because the oligarchy-supporting fascist has now taken back the Oval Office for a second term. In fact, our united struggle for liberation will only continue to intensify against Trump’s plans to enact his far-right billionaire agenda against the working class fully. 

On the same day that Donald Trump was inaugurated as a wannabe dictator, every U.S. senator voted to confirm Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. There wasn't a single no vote. Rubio is a super war hawk who is determined to overthrow the governments of Cuba and Venezuela. He's such a vicious enemy of the People's Republic of China that the Chinese government has barred him from entering the country.

On Jan. 19, after a 12-hour outage, TikTok resumed service for its U.S. users, but many noticed what they believe to be a shift in their experience. Shortly after regaining access on Sunday, creators began posting videos expressing concerns that the platform’s recommendation algorithm felt different.  Some users claimed they were no longer seeing the types of videos typically suggested to them, while others reported issues with their primary feed, search function, and comments, alleging potential censorship.

The Harriet Tubman Center hosts the group resistcarebloc to build air purifiers for the community while the government leaves victims to fend for themselves. Mo

Denise Jones (left) and Adonis Jones visited the remains of their Altadena home, which was destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Unprecedented twin infernos have devasta

Friends and comrades came together at the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice in Los Angeles on Dec. 15 to celebrate the phenomenon that was Rudy Pisani. Rudy Pisani was a much-beloved activist in the anti-imperialist, workers, and socialist movements. Throughout his life, Rudy stood shoulder to shoulder with the oppressed of our working class. A dedicated communist, Rudy was entirely committed to international solidarity and building a workers' movement here in the belly of the beast.

Los Angeles, Dec. 27 — It was drizzling outside when dozens took to the streets at the Los Angeles Times newspaper headquarters in an emergency action to save Kamal Adwan Hospital. Kamal Adwan was the last functioning hospital in North Gaza.  Demonstrators denounced the collaboration of Big Media with the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza.  A protest organizer, in an impassioned plea, called out to the Times, “You are directly complicit in the media blackout of genocide!