Editorials

Free Oscar López Rivera, NOW!

The Dec. 31 New York Times editorial titled “Mr. Obama’s Trickle of Mercy” sharply criticized Barack Obama’s miserly use of…

January 4, 2016

Saudi women’s struggle

No country on earth is more brutal and oppressive in its treatment of women than Saudi Arabia. The Saudi state,…

December 28, 2015

Why billionaires (like Trump) love ‘free’ elections

There was a time -- it seems like ages ago -- when we could pick up a newspaper or turn…

December 28, 2015

The ‘union’ that ain’t

The history of unions goes back to the 18th century and the Industrial Revolution. Until there were unions, laborers seemed…

December 15, 2015

Revolution and climate change

The COP21 climate conference has ended, and the corporate media are begging us to believe that a breakthrough has occurred,…

December 15, 2015

U.S.-NATO get out, stay out of Syria!

The Turkish regime’s decision to ambush and shoot down a Russian SU-24 bomber on the Syrian-Turkish border north of Latakia…

December 1, 2015

Don’t let them use Paris as a pretext!

Nov. 14 -- Just counting recent catastrophes, Workers World mourns the tragic loss of 30 people killed by U.S. airstrikes…

November 16, 2015

Student truth and ‘free speech’

Student protests against racism and other bigotries are being lambasted across the U.S. as an assault on “free speech.” Seeing…

November 16, 2015

EU Parliament supports Snowden

Good news is hard to find, especially since the U.S. capitalist media try to bury a lot of it. Here’s…

November 8, 2015

Two desperate, racist lies

Along with the club, the Taser, tear gas and the gun, imperialism maintains its grip over the oppressed and workers…

November 5, 2015