Mirinda Crissman

Remembering Leslie Feinberg – trans warrior, communist revolutionary

Six years since hir passing on Nov. 15, 2014, Leslie Feinberg’s presence is still unshakable. The struggle against oppressions that…

December 4, 2020

New Jersey releases 2,261 – but to what?

The State of New Jersey released 2,261 incarcerated workers from its state prisons on Nov. 4. This largest single-day release…

November 12, 2020

Death behind jail walls

The number of deaths in local jails as documented by Reuters, along with data collected by The Marshall Project and…

November 10, 2020

From Texas to Nigeria, end police brutality!

Houston Hundreds of people gathered near Wazobia African Market on the southwest side of Houston on Oct. 14 to protest…

October 23, 2020

Troy Davis ¡Presente!

Oct. 9 marks what would have been Troy Anthony Davis’ 52nd birthday. He was legally lynched by the state of…

October 8, 2020

Challenging incarceration of women, gender non-conforming, and trans people

The following are slightly edited opening remarks given during the Sept. 24 webinar Women & Gender Oppressed Prisoners, Survival &…

October 7, 2020

How class oppression drives climate crises

Climate emergencies and U.S. imperialism have quite a bit of overlap. Both are increasingly displacing the living at home and…

September 23, 2020

COVID cases, deaths double in prisons

Since Workers World last reported on COVID behind bars in June, case numbers and deaths have more than doubled.  Current…

September 21, 2020

As COVID spreads: Epidemic of evictions goes viral

Houston — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a federal eviction moratorium on Sept. 1 to prevent the…

September 9, 2020

Capitalist-fueled climate crisis
‘Nightmare Reality’

Houston Hurricane Laura made landfall Aug. 26 in west Louisiana and east Texas as a Category 4 storm, with winds…

August 31, 2020