Oakland rally: FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL

September 6, 2018

Oakland, Calif. — A rally to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal was held Aug. 28 at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland,…

Aretha’s Detroit bids farewell

September 6, 2018

For two weeks, Detroit has been mourning the death of Aretha Franklin, the legendary musical artist, activist and genuine philanthropist…

Conference strategizes tearing down statues, walls

September 6, 2018

Durham, N.C. — Energized by the fall of the Silent Sam statue in neighboring Chapel Hill, N.C., just days before,…

Lessons of an early socialist experiment

September 6, 2018

This Part 2 of the series “What Is Socialism?” consists of an abridged version of the first half of Sam…

Prisoners continue to strike!

September 5, 2018

More “inside” actions in the National Prison Strike have been reported since the Aug. 28 roundup in Workers World. (tinyurl.com/y9ssw4sa)…

South Carolina prisoners jailed in ‘a modern day plantation’

September 5, 2018

Conducted after an April 15 rebellion at Lee Correctional Institution, a South ­Carolina maximum security prison, this excerpted interview is…

Education worker strikes begin again

September 5, 2018

Seattle — Heading into Labor Day, teachers at seven Washington Education Association locals are on strike. More walkouts could follow.…

Worldwide support pours in for Mumia Abu-Jamal as DA continues to block new appeal

September 4, 2018

More than 100 activists assembled outside the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 30 to demand the immediate release…

Today is still labor day

September 4, 2018

The official “Labor Day” has now passed in the U.S. But guess what? Today is still “labor day” – as…

Trump, Charlottesville, Chemnitz and the struggle

September 4, 2018

Sept. 1 — To many progressives among the population, Donald Trump appears to be on the ropes. They are waiting…