Global crisis needs global fightback

December 2, 2012

New York — Revolutionary communists and activists filled the hall of a beautiful Indigenous community center in Manhattan Nov. 17-18 for…

Workers World Party conference: ‘We’ve achieved much this year’

December 2, 2012

  Following are excerpts from a welcoming talk given by Eva Panjwani at the Nov. 17-18 Workers World Party conference…

Youth panel focuses on capitalism and police terror

December 2, 2012

Workers World Party held its annual national conference here this year at a Native community center. Members of numerous organizations,…

Workers shut down Port of Oakland

December 2, 2012

‘We are determined to get a fair contract’ Oakland, Calif. — “Picket line means don’t cross,” chanted striking Service Employees Local…

On the picket line

December 2, 2012

Victory for Hot & Crusty workers At a press conference called by the Laundry Workers Center on Nov. 16, Hot…

Tell U.S. to ‘Free Aafia Siddiqui!’

November 30, 2012

McKinney, Flounders to visit Pakistan   In support of continuing efforts to pressure the U.S. government to repatriate Dr. Aafia…

Syracuse passes trans rights bill

November 30, 2012

Syracuse, N.Y. — After 20-plus years of ­struggle, activists here celebrated on Nov. 19 as the Syracuse Common Council overwhelmingly passed…

Boston ACT UP pickets Kerry

November 30, 2012

ACT UP Boston took its anti- austerity demonstration to the streets and the actual front door of U.S. Sen. John…

Bangladesh fire kills 120 workers

November 30, 2012

What’s the Walmart connection?   What is the value of workers’ lives under global capitalism? Once again, Bangladeshi garment workers…

Mining and military interests underlie Congo war

November 30, 2012

The continuing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province led to convening a regional summit in…