U.S. plans – sanctions and famine for Afghanistan

August 24, 2021

Aug. 23 — U.S. politicians and journalists are all feigning deep concern about leaving behind tens of thousands of Afghans…

Black August commemorated at the gates of San Quentin Prison

August 24, 2021

San Rafael, Calif. August 21 — Overcoming both dangerous air quality from California’s cataclysmic fires and the state’s desperate attempts…

Rain in Greenland?

August 24, 2021

A story that made its way into numerous media toward the end of August concerned rain falling at Summit, the…

The tears of empire

August 24, 2021

The following lightly edited commentary aired on Prison Radio August 17. With the dramatic fall of Kabul, through the forces…

You’ve heard it all before

August 23, 2021

We’ve heard it all before. The U.S. government claims a plot, an aggression or a humanitarian crisis in another country.…

Labor Day for Amazon and all unorganized workers

August 23, 2021

Workers Assembly Against Racism issued this call to action Aug. 22. What has traditionally been the time of year for…

Alex Saab’s Letter: No retreat, No surrender!

August 23, 2021

The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers,…

The United States intensifies Haiti’s suffering

August 23, 2021

What Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said and did in a brief trip to Miami Aug. 19 reflects and…

Beware the siren song: Women’s liberation and Afghanistan

August 20, 2021

This article originally appeared in Workers World, Dec. 6, 2001. As U.S. bombing and troop presence has intensified in Afghanistan,…

Overdose Awareness Day: Mourning those lost

August 20, 2021

August 31 may seem like a normal day to people, but to those who have been touched by the opioid…