Disability rights

High school valedictorian defies anti-LGBTQ+ censorship

Wearing a graduation cap with rainbow colors and a militant fist, Bryce Dershem, valedictorian at Eastern Regional High School in…

June 28, 2021

Abolition and Disability Justice Collective solidarity with Palestine statement

From the Workers World Party’s Disability Justice and Rights Caucus: The Abolition and Disability Justice Coalition (abolitionanddisabilityjustice.com), which issued this…

June 7, 2021

Shackles come in many forms

The shackling of incarcerated workers and other members of our class is a heinous crime against humanity. As committed communists,…

May 18, 2021

On the picket line

Bosses retaliate against Hunts Point workers Business retaliation against union organizing is nothing new. Weak laws and minimal fines embolden…

March 12, 2021

Pensacola State College faculty demand protection 

Occupied Muscogee Creek land On Feb. 16, over 30 drivers circled the Pensacola State College-Warrington Campus buildings for half an…

February 19, 2021

Reparations, health care and the pandemic

The late John Conyers — U.S. Representative from Michigan and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus — introduced bill…

February 8, 2021

Revoke police license to kill disabled people!

People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians…

February 1, 2021

Legal lynchings soar under Trump

In an unprecedented spree of executions, Donald Trump has executed 13 people in the last six months of his presidency.…

January 18, 2021

Lisa Montgomery’s execution: ‘We cannot let this happen again’

This lightly edited statement was issued by Attorney Kelley Henry on the execution of Lisa Montgomery on Jan. 13 at…

January 18, 2021

Disability rights – and justice

The following remarks were delivered during a webinar hosted by the Peoples Power Assemblies-NYC on Dec. 3 in observence of…

December 7, 2020