Human needs before profits

National Nurses Week: remember Pauline Bray Fletcher, RN

Pauline Bray Fletcher was the first Black registered nurse from the state of Alabama. Born in 1884, she studied nursing…

May 13, 2022

On the picket line

Stanford nurses win big contract gains following week-long strike The 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and Packard Children’s Hospitals…

May 13, 2022

Squirrel Hill neighbors win against gentrification

Philadelphia Supporters of Protect Squirrel Hill, a neighborhood coalition in the Squirrel Hill section of West Philadelphia, celebrated a victory…

May 12, 2022

Commentary: Harm reduction must be accessible and free

In many areas of the United States and Canada, the illicit and prescription drugs being sold on the street now…

May 11, 2022

Editorial: ¿Se está estancando la ‘recuperación’?

Pocas lágrimas se derramaron cuando la odiada Amazon anunció el 28 de abril que perdió $3.800 millones de dólares en…

May 11, 2022

<span class="streamer2">Important lessons 30 years later</span><br /> A Marxist Defense of the LA Rebellion

The following excerpts derive from a pamphlet written by Sam Marcy, the late Chairperson of Workers World Party.  The 1992…

May 6, 2022

SCOTUS rules to exclude Puerto Ricans from SSI

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that denies disability benefits to U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico.…

May 6, 2022

UArts rally for union rights and benefits

Philadelphia Philadelphia University of the Arts workers, students and community members rallied April 27 in solidarity with staff seeking to…

May 6, 2022

Philadelphia: Displacing low-income families for profit

Philadelphia Faced with evictions on July 8, residents of Philadelphia’s University City Townhomes and their supporters converged on the offices…

May 5, 2022

Is the ‘recovery’ stalling?

Few tears were shed when hated Amazon announced April 28 that it lost $3.8 billion in the first quarter of…

May 5, 2022