
Articles by martyhitt



Understanding Donald J. Trump
The first thing to understand about Trump is that he was brought up to not respect the truth. Lying came naturally in his family and was respected as a means to an end. What Trump […]

The United States government
As we come to the end of a difficult year, it’s important to establish a baseline for seeing how much worse Trump will make the American system starting January 20. Here are 20 current realities […]




Victory for public employees covered by social security as well as a public pension
In a bill just approved by Congress, retired teachers and other public employees who have had their social security benefit cut by as much as 50% as a result of receiving a public retirement benefit […]


Historically Fighting Deportations
The history of working-class organizing in the United States is full of examples of immigrant resistance to mass deportation, sweeps, and other tactics. Time and again, immigrant worker activity has changed the course of society. […]