Human needs before profits

Solidarity with frontline workers

According to the World Health Organization, as of March 29, the global numbers of the COVID-19 pandemic are close to…

March 31, 2020

Standing Rock win in court after years of perseverance

By Alison Cagle March 25 -- This is a statement from Earthjustice attorneys for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on…

March 31, 2020

The viral crisis in light of the crisis of capitalism

The author is a veteran Portuguese Marxist and an editor of the web magazine jornalmudardevida.net. Workers World publishes this March…

March 30, 2020

A trigger for a crisis driven by profit

By Claudio Katz Katz is an economist and a professor at the University of Buenos Aires. His website is lahaine.org/katz.…

March 30, 2020

Corona crash. You ain’t seen nothing yet

First published March 24 at dewereldmorgen.be. Republished with permission of the author, a Belgian Marxist who writes for globalresearch.org, rebelion.org,…

March 30, 2020

Here’s a plan

Planning. It’s something we do every day. On a personal level, we plan our meals, our work, our housekeeping, our…

March 28, 2020

Bosses get lion’s share of stimulus package

March 27 -- The so-called stimulus bill, providing $2 trillion as a response to the capitalist economic crash triggered by…

March 27, 2020

Solidarity with low-wage worker fightback

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. Tens of millions of…

March 25, 2020

Economic rescue bill reveals class conflict

March 23 -- The emergency $1.8 trillion rescue bill for the combination COVID-19 and economic crisis stalled in the Senate…

March 25, 2020

Cuba on the front lines of fighting COVID-19

Cuba continues to illustrate international health care solidarity in its response to the COVID-19 crisis.  The island nation has sent…

March 24, 2020