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Southern Workers Assembly vs. Tea Party

From a 2013 WWP Conference talk by Ben C. While the Democratic National Convention was unfolding in Charlotte, N.C., during…

December 19, 2013

Moral Monday movement slams restrictions on voting rights

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

August 22, 2013

WWP hosts forum in North Carolina

The Durham, N.C., branch of Workers World Party held a forum on June 26 called “Battleground NC: The Fight for…

July 8, 2013

North Carolina’s ‘Moral Monday’ heats up as cops arrest 151

Raleigh, N.C., June 3 — The fightback being led here by the North Carolina NAACP with weekly protests continues to gain momentum…

June 6, 2013

North Carolina students and youth convene, mount fightback

Raleigh, N.C. — Nearly two years since tens of thousands of students and workers occupied  the Wisconsin state Capitol and a…

February 25, 2013

East Coast ports strike looms — Feb. 6 deadline

Just days before a potential strike by more than 14,500 workers at 14 ports along the Eastern U.S. and the…

January 4, 2013

Hit by the capitalist crisis, ‘youth globally are fighting back’

  Following is a talk by Ben Carroll of the Durham, N.C., branch of Workers World Party to WWP’s National…

December 21, 2012

Affirmative action under attack

After suffering decades of attacks and setbacks, the limited form in which affirmative action exists today is again in the…

October 26, 2012

What’s next after March on Wall Street South

The March on Wall Street South was a resounding success. The streets of Charlotte, N.C., vibrated and shook on Sept.…

September 29, 2012