Human needs before profits

What’s important for workers in BLS January jobs reportWhat’s important for workers in BLS January jobs report

What’s important for workers in BLS January jobs report

The corporate media shouted loud hosannas to greet the Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb. 4 announcement that the U.S. economy…

February 9, 2022
U.S.-EU hide their role in Afghan hunger crisisU.S.-EU hide their role in Afghan hunger crisis

U.S.-EU hide their role in Afghan hunger crisis

On Jan. 24, U.S. and European Union representatives met with representatives of the Taliban in Oslo to discuss the situation…

February 7, 2022
New trend/ U.S. workers strike and organize at a new paceNew trend/ U.S. workers strike and organize at a new pace

New trend/ U.S. workers strike and organize at a new pace

This lightly edited article, based on an interview with Workers World Managing Editor Martha Grevatt, was published Feb. 2 in…

February 5, 2022
Cuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti – her community protestsCuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti – her community protests

Cuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti – her community protests

Jan. 23 — Dr. Daymara Pérez is a Cuban doctor who has worked in Haiti since 2019, currently at the…

January 28, 2022
49 years after Roe v. Wade: Fight for reproductive justice!49 years after Roe v. Wade: Fight for reproductive justice!

49 years after Roe v. Wade: Fight for reproductive justice!

The right to access safe, legal abortions is in grave danger. On the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s…

January 27, 2022
Grocery workers win big in King Soopers strikeGrocery workers win big in King Soopers strike

Grocery workers win big in King Soopers strike

Denver Pickets were called off at 6 a.m. Jan. 20, as United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reached a…

January 27, 2022
People who use drugs demand harm-reduction strategiesPeople who use drugs demand harm-reduction strategies

People who use drugs demand harm-reduction strategies

By AEzra El, Devin Cole and Princess Harmony Roughly five-and-a-half minutes. Statistically speaking, that’s the interval between every life lost…

January 27, 2022
Students and teachers fight for safe schoolsStudents and teachers fight for safe schools

Students and teachers fight for safe schools

By Judy Greenspan and Minnie Bruce Pratt In the struggle over public schools, the question is what will win out…

January 20, 2022
Safe, affordable housing is a right!Safe, affordable housing is a right!

Safe, affordable housing is a right!

Philadelphia On Jan. 5, 12 people, including nine children in an extended family, died in a row house fire in…

January 17, 2022
OSHA, SCOTUS and COVID-19OSHA, SCOTUS and COVID-19

OSHA, SCOTUS and COVID-19

Each week new evidence emerges that U.S. capitalist institutions mismanage society and sabotage any actions that might aid the working…

January 17, 2022