Workers World and FIST at Left ForumWorkers World and FIST at Left Forum

Workers World and FIST at Left Forum

June 13, 2015

More than 1,300 speakers and thousands of activists and academics met in New York City from May 29 through May…

Oil strike not quite overOil strike not quite over

Oil strike not quite over

June 11, 2015

After four months on the picket line, workers at the BP Husky refinery in Toledo, Ohio, are starting to return…

On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

June 11, 2015

Thousands protest N.J. pension fund cuts Some 4,000 members of the Communications Workers and other public sector unions turned out…

Walk-ins protest proposed education cutsWalk-ins protest proposed education cuts

Walk-ins protest proposed education cuts

June 11, 2015

Hundreds of educators, staff, parents, students and community supporters participated in walk-ins at 17 Milwaukee public schools on June 5.…

Down with Greek austerity. Let the bankers pay!Down with Greek austerity. Let the bankers pay!

Down with Greek austerity. Let the bankers pay!

June 10, 2015

Since February, shortly after the electoral bloc Syriza won Greece’s national elections on an anti-austerity program, negotiations have been going…

Criminal blockade of Cuba still in forceCriminal blockade of Cuba still in force

Criminal blockade of Cuba still in force

June 10, 2015

Ads and articles promoting travel to Cuba seem to be everywhere. Didn’t President Barack Obama announce a new relationship with…

The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of TearsThe Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

June 10, 2015

A grassroots campaign to remove President Andrew Jackson’s portrait from the $20 bill is receiving some attention. Why Jackson especially?…

Motor City Pride: The fight is not overMotor City Pride: The fight is not over

Motor City Pride: The fight is not over

June 10, 2015

Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and their allies, took to the streets June 7 in the…

Oakland, Calif., police take another young Black lifeOakland, Calif., police take another young Black life

Oakland, Calif., police take another young Black life

June 10, 2015

Oakland, Calif., Police Department officers took yet another young Black man’s life on the morning of June 6. According to…

Baltimore people’s assembly a resounding successBaltimore people’s assembly a resounding success

Baltimore people’s assembly a resounding success

June 9, 2015

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="20433,20434"] Call passed for national and local actions The Baltimore People’s Power Assembly and the Greater Baltimore chapter…