Racism and Self-Determination

Baltimore jury rejects cops’ story

A Baltimore jury heard the cry for justice from family and community in the case of 24-year-old Aaron Winston. A…

August 25, 2016

Atlanta police slay Black man in hail of bullets

Activists trying to bring to light the police killing of Jamarion Robinson marched on Aug. 19 to CNN’s Atlanta headquarters…

August 25, 2016

Native peoples block toxic oil pipeline

Aug. 23 — The start of construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline, a multi-state, 1,100-mile-long crude oil pipeline to be…

August 24, 2016

Boston salutes Black August

The Boston Branch of Workers World Party held “A Dialogue with Monica Moorehead, Workers World Party 2016 Presidential Candidate,” on…

August 24, 2016

Detroit bus drivers’ union protests ‘transit racism’

Detroit bus drivers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26, held a press conference on Aug. 17 to announce the…

August 24, 2016

Milwaukee community supports youth uprising against cops

Milwaukee Solidarity with youth fighting police terror was strong at an informal gathering in Sherman Park here on Aug. 21.…

August 22, 2016

Moorehead to PFP convention: ‘Solidarity with most oppressed must be central to our movement’

Below is a slightly abridged version of remarks by Workers World Party presidential candidate Monica Moorehead to the nominating convention…

August 22, 2016

August 1968 – Fort Hood, Texas, Black GIs resist ‘riot-control’ duty

Anger radiated through the barracks when orders reached the Black troops of the 1st Armored Division that they would be…

August 22, 2016

Abolition Square action says: ‘Abolish police’

Abolish the police! A revolutionary concept has sprouted organically from the intense ferment and combative spirit of the Black Lives…

August 21, 2016

Election reflections: Where next after the conventions?

Now that both the Republican and Democratic national conventions are over, the political character of these capitalist parties in the…

August 18, 2016