Olujimi Alade

Palestine and the awakening of working-class youth

From the day fighting broke out on Oct. 7, the Israeli and U.S. governments and the Western press have been…

November 6, 2023

When will they come for your job?

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they…

May 12, 2023

Temple University grad student strike wins contract

Philadelphia March 13, 2023 — Temple graduate students have overwhelmingly approved a tentative agreement reached with the university on March…

March 13, 2023

Double standard for Black NFL quarterbacks

Quarterback Lamar Jackson’s row with the NFL franchise Baltimore Ravens has been making the rounds as of late. Recently, the…

February 22, 2023

‘American dream’ under capitalism is a mirage

Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar “Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles…

February 17, 2023

What’s behind involuntary commitment? – a WW commentary

Eric Adams, a man who prides himself on bringing some “swagger” back to the New York City mayoral office, has…

January 26, 2023

Why rail workers need paid sick days

On Dec. 1, 2022, congressional Democrats and Republicans came together in a bipartisan effort to shut down the railroad workers’…

December 22, 2022

First COVID-19, now monkeypox

The first years of the 2020s were plagued by the coronavirus. As the months wore on, COVID-19 has not only…

August 10, 2022

Choice means choice − a WW commentary

By Olujimi Alade The SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade has inspired a wave of reaction. The fervor in support…

July 28, 2022

‘The spark that led me to more radical politics” − Commentary

The recent leak from a whistleblower that the Supreme Court could reverse Roe v. Wade — ending access to abortion…

May 24, 2022