Racism and Self-Determination

FIRE to Biden administration: ‘Open the borders, close the jails!’

This slightly edited statement was issued by Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere (FIRE) March 29.  Go to https://fightformigrants.org/ or…

March 29, 2021

Washington’s role in Berta Cáceres’ 2016 murder in Honduras

It has been five years since the assassination of Berta Cáceres — an environmental activist from the Lenca people, a…

March 29, 2021

Philadelphia Asian community speaks

In response to the brutal murders in Atlanta March 16, this statement was issued March 17 by members of the…

March 26, 2021

For over a century and a half: Chinese workers abused and superexploited in U.S.

The six Asian spa workers murdered in Atlanta March 16 were low-wage workers. They were not respected by capitalism. Their…

March 25, 2021

Sorrow and solidarity for Asian communities

Atlanta March 21 — In the days since the brutal slaying of eight people at three different Asian-owned massage businesses…

March 23, 2021

New court filings for Abu-Jamal’s appeal

As his 67th birthday nears, and Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal faces challenging and potentially fatal health crises, his legal…

March 22, 2021

A message from Mumia Abu-Jamal

In late February, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal tested positive for COVID-19 and was treated for congestive heart disease. He had…

March 22, 2021

The blame game

Of the two big-business political parties in the United States, the Democrats for more than half a century have been…

March 22, 2021

Calling out white supremacy: Labor responds to Atlanta massacre

The racist, misogynistic massacre of eight massage parlor workers — six Asian, all women — immediately prompted strong statements from…

March 22, 2021

Sharpeville massacre: A turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle

The following article first appeared on the front page of the April 1, 1960, issue of Workers World. The original…

March 19, 2021