By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation’s largest healthcare union, is currently experiencing a significant internal leadership struggle that could have far-reaching implications, particularly concerning its political endorsements in the upcoming 2025 New York City mayoral race. Background of the Leadership Struggle For nearly two decades, George Gresham has served […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. |Editorial credit: Anton Ivanov, Anna Moneymaker, DFree, Frederic Legrand – COMEO / shutterstock.com While capitalism has so far adapted to survive crises, Marx’s insights suggest that without structural reform, the system’s collapse may become inevitable. The rise of oligarchic power in the Trump era serves as a stark warning of capitalism’s […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial Credit: gpointstudio/ shutterstok.com The political identity of Black Americans, particularly Black men, has developed through complex historical layers, shaped by civil rights struggles, socio-economic shifts, and evolving party platforms. Understanding this backdrop is essential to analyzing current political alignments, as it reveals the broader forces driving Black male voters […]
By Ron Cheong | Photo by A.I There is something dystopic and Orwellian fermenting in the US – on the level of the storyline from the science fiction movie Blade Runner (Harrison Ford). And it’s being funded with big money from billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. Powerbrokers Musk and Thiel Elon Musk and […]