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Tuesday Thoughts With Sean – Unity?

Latest in Tag: Coronavirus

Tuesday Thoughts With Sean – Unity?

by Sean Estelle | January 26, 2021

Last week, on Wednesday January 20th, with much pomp and circumstance, Joe Biden was elected as the 46th president of the United States. Amidst a spectacle of flags representing the now 400000+…

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In US, 3243 Died From COVID Yesterday. Without A Lockdown, How Many More Deaths Will We See?

In US, 3243 Died From COVID Yesterday. Without A Lockdown, How Many More Deaths Will We See?

by Nick Hussong | December 10, 2020
Yesterday the United States reported over 3,000 deaths from COVID in a single…
A Tangled Web: The Cruelty of For-Profit Health Insurance

A Tangled Web: The Cruelty of For-Profit Health Insurance

by Vivien Schwarz | November 13, 2020October 6, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and dysfunction plaguing multiple realms of…
Will Bidencare Save Us From The Wreckage of COVID-19? Probably Not.

Will Bidencare Save Us From The Wreckage of COVID-19? Probably Not.

by Aidan Smith | October 28, 2020October 6, 2021
As a system that values profit over the well-being of its people, the…
RSL#10 Pain of the Pandemic Comes from Capitalism

RSL#10 Pain of the Pandemic Comes from Capitalism

by Midwest Socialist | June 29, 2020October 6, 2021
Hadas Thier, Author of A People's Guide to Capitalism (@HadasThier, @haymarketbooks), talks with…
RSL#07 Human Need not Corporate Greed: A Right to Recovery

RSL#07 Human Need not Corporate Greed: A Right to Recovery

by Midwest Socialist | May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
The Right to Recovery coalition is working on legislation to ensure public health,…
RSL#03: COVID Requires Rent Relief

RSL#03: COVID Requires Rent Relief

by Midwest Socialist | April 26, 2020May 10, 2020
Red Star Live host, Ravi Pathare, @ravi_path, talks tenants’ rights and why JB…
RSL#01, Christian Zamarrón, Amazonians United

RSL#01, Christian Zamarrón, Amazonians United

by Midwest Socialist | April 22, 2020October 6, 2021
Red Star Live talks to Christian Zamarrón, who works for Amazon at its…
RSL#02, Elizabeth Lalasz, National Nurses United

RSL#02, Elizabeth Lalasz, National Nurses United

by Midwest Socialist | April 19, 2020October 6, 2021
Red Star Live talks to Elizabeth Lalasz, a nurse at Stroger Hospital, Chicago’s…

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