Workers World staff

Gerardo Hernández: We will always be the Cuban Five

A May 3 message about his Cuban 5 comrade René González, who is being allowed to stay in Cuba. He…

May 29, 2013

Paul Ryan, ALEC protested

Two of the greatest enemies of working people were confronted in Kansas and Oklahoma over the past two weeks. On…

May 23, 2013

National Network on Cuba condemns U.S. ‘terrorist’ bounty on Assata Shakur

The following statement was issued by the National Network on Cuba. On May 3, the U.S. government falsely branded Assata…

May 20, 2013

Now it’s Milwaukee’s turn: Fast food workers walk out

On May 15 in Milwaukee, hundreds of workers walked off the job at fast-food restaurants, including McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King,…

May 17, 2013

WWP’s Goldstein dissects the capitalist crisis

Fred Goldstein, author of the recently published work “Capitalism at a Dead End” and a member of the Secretariat of…

May 11, 2013

Workers worldwide fight austerity, low wages

Millions marched in 80 countries to commemorate International Workers Day — May Day. They united in protest of austerity policies…

May 8, 2013

Bangladesh May Day: Make jobs safe; punish the criminals

Tens of thousands of workers marched through central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on May Day to demand the death penalty for…

May 4, 2013

PayPal blocks funds earmarked for Cuban 5 mobilization

Issued by the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five on April 26. One day after a matching-fund…

May 1, 2013

PayPal bloquea fondos destinados a la segunda jornada ‘5 Días por los 5 Cubanos’ en Washington D.C.

Publicado por el Comite Internacional para la Libertad de los Cinco Cubanos el 26 de abril. Un día después que…

May 1, 2013

Lynne Stewart tells supporters to keep up pressure for release

On April 26, the warden at Carswell Federal Medical Center told political prisoner Lynne Stewart that he had passed her…

May 1, 2013