California: Massive Flooding Flows from Capitalist Crisis

The recent onslaught of rainfall in California, dropping over a foot of rain in some places, stands as a stark reminder of the dire consequences of climate change in the era of capitalism’s implosive decay.

The Watts Rebellion of 1965: Lessons for the Fight against Capitalism and Racism

In August 1965, a social volcano erupted in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. This episode of insurrectionary anger inspired similar uprisings in cities across the nation, with echoes that can still be heard today.

The L.A. Mayor’s Race and the Farce of “Progressive” Democrats

A rogue’s gallery of class enemies have announced their intention to run for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. We need a mass working-class socialist party!

California’s Megadrought and the Fight for Socialism

In California, the combination of climate change and a natural, cyclical climatic event has brought on the worst “megadrought” in over 400 years. This does not bode well for our future under capitalism.

Who Benefits from the Reopening of California?

California Governor Newsom lifted the stay-at-home order across the state. The contradictions of capitalism are fully revealed in the conflict between the economy and the population’s health.

California: Catastrophe Layered Upon Catastrophe

Amidst the new normal of pandemic and economic collapse, Californians are experiencing yet another one of the catastrophic consequences of capitalism: wildfire season.

California’s Homeless Show the Way Forward

Faced with the threat of contagion, L.A.’s homeless are organizing to protect their lives. Several people, among them working families, have begun occupying vacant houses.

Solving California’s Housing Crisis: Reformism or Revolution?

The contradictory impasse of capitalism has led to skyrocketing housing costs and homelessness—while at the same time, millions of homes stand empty.

Housing Crisis in California: Socialist Policies Needed!

Dozens of major cities in the United States are dealing with housing crises, but California exhibits some of the most acute symptoms.

The Camp Fire and the Disaster of Capitalism

The town of Paradise has been effectively wiped off the map by the deadliest and most destructive fire in state history.

Climate Change Changes California

When it comes to the richest state in the union, all capitalism can offer is patchwork reforms that are designed to fail. We need better to combat climate change – we need socialism.

A Socialist Solution to the California Homelessness Crisis

As the state with over a third of the country’s chronically homeless population, California has faced this epidemic for decades.