The Violence Is Never Isolated
Forest Park Deputy Police Chief Christopher Chin referred to Labor Day’s quadruple homicide as an “isolated incident.” There is nothing isolated about violence and dehumanization of unsheltered people.
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Police Terrorism and Urban Settler Colonialism Carve Up Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine
Who is defining what ‘crime’ is? How is a church providing for the hungry viewed as “attracting” crime? Why is a child going hungry, in itself, not viewed as a crime when it’s perpetuated by our own government? The answer is that spikes in “crime” are nothing more than code for a rise in poverty and state repression.
Police Murder In a Police State
On July 6, 2024, the pigs murdered Sonya Massey in her home.
To Protect Profits, Norfolk Southern Derails Cleanup
Despite facing the public and promising to ensure this sort of tragedy never happens again, Norfolk Southern’s lobbyists have done all they can to ensure all regulations are gutted or die outright.
What Is Organizing?
Cde. Peter, Deputy of USU Press affiliate Cincinatti Community Aid and Praxis (CCAP), describes what organizing really means and why it is vital for the workers’ movement.
Caterpillar Is an Enemy of the People
From Illinois to Asia, Caterpillar stands with the oppressors of the world.
The Cost of Doing Business: Human Sacrifice
We might be tempted to shrug it off, and say “These things just happen.” But they don’t just happen. They are the result of deliberate policy decisions, made by those who value profit over everything.
Revolutionary History: The Haymarket Massacre and the Origins of May Day
Eight men — socialist and anarchist leaders — stood accused. The trial, Illinois v. Spies et al., started on June 21, 1886, and went on until August 11. The judge was openly hostile to the defendants. No union members or anyone with socialist sympathies was permitted to be seated on the jury. The jury returned eight guilty verdicts. The judge sentenced all but one man to be hanged.
East Palestine, Ohio: The Latest Front in the Class War
In the coming days, Norfolk Southern will try to defend itself. Some of what you’ll hear is even true […]
Revolutionary History: The St. Louis Commune, 1877
How did socialists in St. Louis, Missouri briefly convert a spontaneous rail strike into a revolutionary commune, uniting Black and white workers? And why did they ultimately fail?