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
Jan 19, 2026
Donald Trump recently claimed that the 1964 Civil Rights act resulted in “reverse discrimination.” Now, the chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Andrea Lucas, posted a video on X asking the question, “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?” and suggesting that if so, viewers should contact the EEOC as soon as possible. As an incentive she added, “You may have a claim to recover money under civil rights laws.”
This is just the latest effort by Trump, Vance and their racist cohorts to encourage and reinforce divisions based on race—on theories emerging from Jim Crow and beaten back by the civil rights movement and the black movement which followed. They’ve already gotten rid of many Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in the federal government and the military, and pressured universities and corporations to do the same or risk losing federal grant money.
The inequalities created by the capitalist system victimize white males in addition to black and brown people, women, and many other groups. But claims of “reverse discrimination” by the likes of Trump and Vance and their crew are an attempt to divert anger of workers away from the wealthy capitalist ruling-class bosses and toward members of their own class, the working class.