Global youth unemployment: powder keg to explode capitalism?

January 9, 2014

The statistics are alarming. Young people make up 17 percent of the world’s population, but 40 percent of its unemployed.…

Oakland, Calif., community commemorates Oscar GrantOakland, Calif., community commemorates Oscar Grant

Oakland, Calif., community commemorates Oscar Grant

January 9, 2014

Oakland, Calif. — The mall area of the Fruitvale Bay Area Rapid Transit Station here reverberated with the speeches and…

Message from Lynne Stewart & Ralph Poynter: ‘The movement has persevered’Message from Lynne Stewart & Ralph Poynter: ‘The movement has persevered’

Message from Lynne Stewart & Ralph Poynter: ‘The movement has persevered’

January 9, 2014

The following message was emailed on Jan. 4. To the International Movement to Free Lynne Stewart: We are elated to…

City bankruptcy one of many attacks on Detroiters

January 9, 2014

Jan. 5 — The new year began with the swearing in of Detroit’s first white mayor in 40 years and…

Egypt sets referendum as coup regime cracks down on activists

January 8, 2014

A 50-person committee to draft an amended Egyptian constitution completed its work. The military-appointed regime that came to power through…

Solidarity protests in several cities: ‘We see our future in Detroit’Solidarity protests in several cities: ‘We see our future in Detroit’

Solidarity protests in several cities: ‘We see our future in Detroit’

January 8, 2014

Demonstrations were held on Jan. 3 and 4 in several cities coast to coast in support of the people of…

Boeing gets its contract — but by narrowest margin

January 8, 2014

Seattle — Workers in the Machinists union, District Local 751, expressed shock and disbelief at their main union hall here…

¿Por qué no hay amnistía aquí?

January 8, 2014

Editorial Workers World-Mundo Obrero del 1º de enero En diciembre, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin firmó una amnistía para unas/os…

Sudán del Sur: ¿Otra guerra por petróleo?

January 8, 2014

El imperialismo estadounidense, quien agravó el conflicto que dividió en dos a la nación africana del Sudán con el objetivo…

Virginia struggle to defend Black history: ‘No stadium in Shockoe Bottom!’Virginia struggle to defend Black history: ‘No stadium in Shockoe Bottom!’

Virginia struggle to defend Black history: ‘No stadium in Shockoe Bottom!’

January 6, 2014

Charleston, S.C.; New Orleans; England’s Liverpool; Senegal’s Goree Island — all these places played major roles in the U.S. slave…