Racism and Self-Determination

Haitian workers demand: ‘Triple the minimum wage!’Haitian workers demand: ‘Triple the minimum wage!’

Haitian workers demand: ‘Triple the minimum wage!’

Haiti faces a crisis of government legitimacy. The only elected officials in the country at any level whose terms have…

February 18, 2022
An inspiration for Black Lives Matter: Trayvon Martin will never be forgottenAn inspiration for Black Lives Matter: Trayvon Martin will never be forgotten

An inspiration for Black Lives Matter: Trayvon Martin will never be forgotten

Ten years ago today on Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, was murdered by an armed fascist in…

February 15, 2022
Black History and the ongoing struggle for liberationBlack History and the ongoing struggle for liberation

Black History and the ongoing struggle for liberation

February, as we all know, is Black History month: a time to celebrate Black Americans and their accomplishments. Corporations and…

February 14, 2022
Oakland, Calif., teachers prepare to strike as school board orders school closuresOakland, Calif., teachers prepare to strike as school board orders school closures

Oakland, Calif., teachers prepare to strike as school board orders school closures

Elected teacher representatives of the Representative Council of the Oakland Education Association (OEA) voted Feb. 7 to conduct a strike…

February 14, 2022
Tamir Rice denied justice once againTamir Rice denied justice once again

Tamir Rice denied justice once again

Cleveland The family of Tamir Rice recently received another piece of infuriating news. The U.S. Department of Justice refused to…

February 11, 2022
<span class="streamer">Boston school bus drivers’ contract struggle</span><br />Labor-Indigenous solidarity spotlighted <span class="streamer">Boston school bus drivers’ contract struggle</span><br />Labor-Indigenous solidarity spotlighted 

<span class="streamer">Boston school bus drivers’ contract struggle</span><br />Labor-Indigenous solidarity spotlighted 

On Jan. 20, hours before members of Boston School Bus Drivers, United Steelworkers Local 8751, were scheduled to take a…

February 11, 2022
‘The prisons are the crime!’ – Honor the Angola 3‘The prisons are the crime!’ – Honor the Angola 3

‘The prisons are the crime!’ – Honor the Angola 3

The following slightly edited WW editorial first appeared on workers.org Feb. 24, 2016, with the headline “Tear down the walls!”…

February 10, 2022
LandBack: Indigenous peoples regain redwoods forest landsLandBack: Indigenous peoples regain redwoods forest lands

LandBack: Indigenous peoples regain redwoods forest lands

on unceded land of the Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy The growing LandBack movement by Indigenous nations won another significant victory…

February 9, 2022
United fight against racist school closuresUnited fight against racist school closures

United fight against racist school closures

Oakland, California “This isn’t a budget fight; this is a war,” said Jessica Black, Black Sanctuary Director of the Black…

February 8, 2022
Social implications of Brian Flores’ lawsuit vs. the NFLSocial implications of Brian Flores’ lawsuit vs. the NFL

Social implications of Brian Flores’ lawsuit vs. the NFL

The single most popular sports event in the U.S., amateur or professional, is the annual Super Bowl, where the National…

February 8, 2022