the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Apr 14, 2025
A catastrophic three-day ice storm caused so much damage in northern Michigan that some counties had 100% of people without power. A National Weather Service spokesperson said, “You have to go back to 1922 to find a catastrophic storm even remotely close.… In terms of infrastructure, the power grid will likely have to be rebuilt from the substations out to the neighborhoods.”
Snapping from the weight of too much ice, more utility poles had to be replaced in two weeks than normally get replaced in northern Michigan in one year. Disaster recovery electric workers commented that it looked like a category 5 hurricane had stalled over the area for three days. Some have been without power for going on three weeks!
As happens in natural disasters, residents did not wait on the government but immediately banded together. Fallen trees were cleared. Neighbors helped neighbors to have food and water. It is this amazing ability of ordinary working people—to activate and pull together when disaster hits—that gives a tiny glimpse of the creative power the working class possesses to build a better society as capitalism crumbles.