Zimbabwe defies West

August 8, 2013

Africa’s ZANU-PF wins in landslide Zimbabwe held national harmonized elections on July 31 that returned President Robert Mugabe to office…

Protest shows solidarity with prison hunger strike

August 8, 2013

In solidarity with the prison hunger strikers now in their fourth week of refusing food, hundreds gathered at the Downtown…

‘Drop’ in joblessness hides increase in misery

August 7, 2013

The government reported on Aug. 2 that the official unemployment rate dropped from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent in July.…

Bay Area Rapid Transit workers, community join in solidarity

August 7, 2013

Oakland, Calif., Aug. 4 — Gov. Jerry Brown intervened at the 11th hour and called for an investigation into the…

Heroic youth hold sit-in for third week

August 7, 2013

Aug. 5 – “The World is Ours” reads the shirt of Phillip Agnew and his other Dream Defenders, who have…

Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’

August 7, 2013

WW reporters Imani Henry and Scott Williams on July 27 asked several Dream Defenders occupying the Florida state Capitol in…

Black bikers roar for justice

August 7, 2013

The powerful roar of 800 motorcycle engines pierced the air as a rally of Atlanta’s Black biker clubs took over…

Free Manning! Jail Bush!

August 7, 2013

To clarify the injustice in the verdict finding Pfc. B. Manning guilty of 20 of the charges against this anti-war…

Russia grants Snowden asylum

August 7, 2013

Despite U.S. threats to retaliate, the Russian Federation government on Aug. 1 granted whistle-blower Edward Snowden temporary sanctuary. Snowden left…

A message from Lynne Stewart to all of us

August 6, 2013

The following letter was issued on Aug. 1 by political prisoner Lynne Stewart, who is suffering from breast cancer and…