Human needs before profits

Florida bridge collapse: Did builder put profits before safety?

A pedestrian bridge under construction over a seven-lane highway leading to Florida International University collapsed March 15, killing six people…

March 23, 2018

Growing homelessness alongside luxury towers

Chicago — The goal of “a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family” is embedded in…

March 10, 2018

A tax in sheep’s clothing

Taxes paid to the federal government will go up this week, by a yearly total of about $6 billion, if…

March 6, 2018

Economic contraction and military expansion

This article, written by Workers World Party founder Sam Marcy in June 1980, analyzes the basic contradiction within U.S. imperialism…

February 25, 2018

Devastation in retail points to deepening crisis in capitalist economy

Even after stock market prices dropped over 10 percent in three days, many corporate media pundits dismissed concerns over this…

February 13, 2018

Market turmoil: What it means for workers

As we write this — noon on Tuesday, Feb. 6 — the global financial markets are in their third day…

February 6, 2018

Heat the schools – fire the cops!

Around 100 people took to the chilly streets of Baltimore on Jan. 13 for a spirited march under the slogan…

January 18, 2018

Walmart lays off 11,000 under smokescreen

The Walmart corporation closed 63 Sam’s Club stores without notice on Jan. 11, laying off some 11,000 workers, many of…

January 16, 2018

How does Trump survive? He pays off the ruling class

Journalist Michael Wolff’s new book “Fire and Fury” depicts Donald Trump as totally unfit to serve as the chief executive…

January 13, 2018

Activists call for ‘Days of Rage against Trump and Capitalism’

Despite a brutal year of attacks on the working class, especially on the most oppressed, the spirit of rebellion cannot…

January 11, 2018