Philadelphia schools end teacher seniority

August 22, 2013

By Betsey Piette and Scott Williams Philadelphia With less than 24 hours notice to the public, on Aug. 15 the…

Moral Monday movement slams restrictions on voting rights

August 22, 2013

Durham, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law on Aug. 12 a sweeping anti-voting rights bill that attacks…

Black August: A tribute to freedom fightersBlack August: A tribute to freedom fighters

Black August: A tribute to freedom fighters

August 22, 2013

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, galvanized hundreds of thousands in the streets of…

All unite to fight racism

August 21, 2013

Key to the class struggle Reality has demolished the myth that classes and class struggle don’t exist in the United…

Workers’ solidarity with immigrantsWorkers’ solidarity with immigrants

Workers’ solidarity with immigrants

August 21, 2013

While many powerful economic and political issues are currently driving immigration policy in this country, an outstanding one is racism.…

Real voices behind the 1963 March on WashingtonReal voices behind the 1963 March on Washington

Real voices behind the 1963 March on Washington

August 21, 2013

August 28 is the 50th anniversary of that fateful 1963 day in Washington, D.C., when 300,000 people marched and rallied…

South Africa one year after Marikana tragedy

August 21, 2013

South Africans have commemorated the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre where 34 mineworkers were shot dead by provincial police…

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 14

August 21, 2013

For women, the agricultural revolution was a counterrevolution How, in the view of 19th-century anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan, did early…

¡Alto la masacre en Egipto!

August 21, 2013

14 de agosto de 2013 – Workers World/Mundo Obrero condena la reciente masacre de partidarios de la Hermandad Musulmana que…

Victory in keeping community hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y., openVictory in keeping community hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y., open

Victory in keeping community hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y., open

August 20, 2013

Responding to the pressure of a fairly militant coalition of unions — the New York State Nurses Association and SEIU1199…