Racism and Self-Determination

50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement – a WW commentary

This Aug. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the heroic attempt by Jonathan Jackson, younger brother of George Jackson, to…

August 3, 2020

#SEIUDroptheCops makes demands

Following weeks of intensive internal organizing, research and analysis, the (Service Employees) #SEIUDropTheCops campaign — a rank-and-file-led initiative with SEIU…

August 3, 2020

Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism – a WW commentary

As Muslim worshippers prepared for the holiday of Eid al-Adha during the last days of July, the Middle East was…

August 3, 2020

Remembering Garrett Foster, gunned down marching for Black lives in Austin, Texas

By Viktoriya P. Austin, Texas On July 25, groups of protesters marched in Austin, Texas, for Black lives and in…

July 31, 2020

Students demand:  ‘Police-free schools!’

A crowd of about 150 students, teachers, parents and community members rallied on July 25 to get cops out of…

July 31, 2020

Aug. 8 All out for MOVE protest and tribute to Delbert Africa

Philadelphia The MOVE organization has called a protest against police terror on Saturday, Aug. 8, the 42nd anniversary of the…

July 31, 2020

Opening Day: ‘Change the name’ protest in Cleveland

For 28 consecutive years, the Committee of 500 Years has been protesting the use of the racist name and image…

July 31, 2020

Black library workers force director’s resignation

Marie Kelly Philadelphia The Free Library of Philadelphia is the latest city institution to succumb to the power of workers…

July 31, 2020

Solidarity, the best antitoxin

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, the United States continues to report by far the largest number of cases…

July 29, 2020

John Lewis and the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Many readers of Workers World newspaper may have watched on July 26 as a horse-drawn caisson carried John Lewis' body…

July 29, 2020