Scott Williams

Syrian people elect president by wide margin amid insurgent attacks

Damascus, Syria --  On June 3, nearly 12 million Syrians cast their ballots at one of the 9,601 polling sites…

June 5, 2014

Northwestern football players can unionize

In a move that could change the rights of many of the 420,000 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) athletes, the…

April 18, 2014

Philadelphia rally demands: ‘Reinstate Dr. Monteiro!’

“Some will say, ‘You’re a Marxist and a socialist. That you teach W.E.B. DuBois’ magnum opus “Black Reconstruction in America.”…

March 21, 2014

Richard Sherman and the NFL’s exploitation

With 55.9 million television viewers watching the National Football Conference championship game on Jan. 19, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman…

January 28, 2014

Desempleo juvenil global: barril de pólvora contra el capitalismo?

Las estadísticas son alarmantes.  Las/os jóvenes constituyen el 17 por ciento de la población mundial pero el 40 por ciento…

January 15, 2014

Global youth unemployment: powder keg to explode capitalism?

The statistics are alarming. Young people make up 17 percent of the world’s population, but 40 percent of its unemployed.…

January 9, 2014

Small Supreme Court victory for unions, big challenges ahead

The legality of card-check neutrality was recently raised in the highest body of the U.S. government, the Supreme Court. Taking…

January 6, 2014

Philly youth demand “Free Mumia, end education cuts & mass incarceration!’

While dozens of schools close, incarceration of youth of color continues to increase, and the Black youth unemployment rate jumps to around…

December 11, 2013

Anti-racists shut down white supremacists in Philadelphia

Around 200 anti-racist activists, primarily young people, stopped the skinheads in their tracks, physically confronting their gathering in a triumphant…

October 21, 2013

Vigil for Laporshia Massey – Victim of Philly Schools Budget cuts

In honor of Laporshia Massey, nearly 150 people gathered on Oct. 17 for a silent candlelight vigil hosted by school…

October 19, 2013