Human needs before profits

Overdose Awareness Day: Mourning those lost

August 31 may seem like a normal day to people, but to those who have been touched by the opioid…

August 20, 2021

Philadelphia, homelessness and the opioid crisis

A spirited protest took place in Philadelphia’s Kensington area Aug. 11, with a large group of neighbors, concerned people and…

August 20, 2021

!La vivienda es un derecho!

Boletín, 3 de agosto: Esta noche el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC siglas en inglés), anunció que la…

August 18, 2021

Berkeley marches to stop homeless sweeps

Berkeley, Calif. -- A crowd of 90 people marched through downtown here on Aug. 12 chanting “Housing is a human…

August 16, 2021

Bolivia: Evo Morales warns of right-wing maneuvers 

Translated by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews and edited by Workers World. Former president Evo Morales, leader of the Movimiento al…

August 13, 2021

‘Capitalism on a Ventilator’ − coming soon in Chinese

As the Delta variant rages through the U.S., a major Chinese publisher last week signed a contract to distribute a…

August 12, 2021

Is the U.S. economy really improving?

“Figures don’t lie, but liars do figure” is a quip attributed to Mark Twain. Case in point: the figures in…

August 11, 2021

Unlike centi-billionaire Gates, China shares vaccines, technology with world

In a stunning announcement Aug. 5, China’s President Xi Jinping informed the First International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation of…

August 10, 2021

Stop playing political games with COVID

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ role with regard to COVID-19 deserves a closer look, as it affects the overall approach…

August 9, 2021

Protesting prison profiteers

Gathered outside the world headquarters of the Aramark corporation in Philadelphia Aug. 7, around 20 demonstrators denounced that company and…

August 9, 2021