By James Thompson

Donald Trump has asserted a number of preposterous propositions in his campaign to become The President of the United States (POTUS). The most notable of his propositions exemplify extreme xenophobia to the delight of the most reactionary sector of the US population.

It appears that Herr Trump wants to deport all Muslims and build a wall to keep out Mexicans. Herr Trump tells us that Mexicans are rapists and thieves.

It would be helpful if Herr Trump could clarify which Muslims and/or Mexicans he wants to throw out or keep out. It would be helpful if Herr Trump could clarify who are the rapists and thieves.

Is he referring to working class Muslims and Mexicans? Is he referring to Muslims and Mexicans who are members of the bourgeoisie? Does he intend to make a distinction between the classes as he enacts policies of mass discrimination?

Does the working class in the USA want their brothers and sisters who are members of the working class in Mexico and/or Middle Eastern countries to be repressed, oppressed and discriminated against?

Are there any working-class people in the US who have a clue about what is going on?

Δευτέρα, 11 Απριλίου 2016

March Against Unemployment, from Patras to Athens: The beginning of new peoples’ struggles

Photo source: 902.gr.

With a massive demonstration in front of the Greek Parliament, in Syntagma Square, labour unions, working class associations, youth and women organisations welcomed the participants in the Great March Against Unemployment. After 7 days and covering a distance of 220 km, the march which began from the city of Patras arrived in Athens on Sunday afternoon. The KKE-backed mayor of Patras, Kostas Peletidis, whose initiative was the March against unemployment, was the major speaker in the rally. 

Διαβάστε περισσότερα »

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20160117/1033266691/blast-texas-chemical-plant.html#ixzz3xeQa2wex

Why Labour Day?
The parties of the capitalist big shots in parliament established the
Labour Day holiday in 1894. (In the United States, 1887.)
They were eager to divert workers from the May 1 International
Workers’ Day, a day associated with the demand for a shorter work
week, official lynchings of militant workers (Chicago) and massive
internationalist protests.
A section of the established trade union movement went along with
this ploy, helping the capitalists dampen enthusiasm for working class demands.
Who would say no to a paid holiday? We need more paid holidays, like
in Europe where May 1 and International Women’s Day are paid holidays
in many countries.
Labour Day is a good example of a reform that worked to divide the
working class struggle, raise false expectations that we are on the
path to a better society under capitalism, and downplay the need for
political struggle by the trade union movement.
Labour Day weakened the international solidarity of workers in Canada
with all the struggles of workers in other countries. It worked to
divide Canada from the struggles of workers targeted by the
imperialism of our continent.
The holiday augured the rise of North America as the centre of global
imperialism for the last century, a position our modern imperialists
are anxious to defend even if it means another world war.
To this day, if you want to measure the scope, depth and unity of the
class struggle, see which countries have the largest May Day protests
(Cuba, Venezuela, etc.)
The real story of Labour Day is that militant trade unions and
growing international solidarity of workers gave us this holiday.
Give us more holidays.
Enjoy the weekend,
Darrell Rankin, Leader, Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba.
CPC Candidate, Winnipeg Centre.