Health Care

Surviving a pandemic under siege

During a Sept. 18 “Free Palestine” webinar, Palestinian writers and activists Susan Abulhawa and Khaled Barakat were asked to comment…

September 24, 2020

The ‘populism’ of pandemics

Taken from an Sept. 9 audio column from prisonradio.org. For months now, the nation has been battered by the ravages…

September 24, 2020

Illinois: Striking health workers say: ‘We want R-E-S-P-E-C-T and a contract!’

Solidarity was on display when striking nurses and service workers rallied together outside the Thompson Center in Chicago on Sept.…

September 22, 2020

Healthcare workers for all workers

National Nurses United (NNU) called it the “largest hospital union victory in the South since 1975.”  On Sept. 16, in…

September 22, 2020

COVID cases, deaths double in prisons

Since Workers World last reported on COVID behind bars in June, case numbers and deaths have more than doubled.  Current…

September 21, 2020

Cuba socialista es líder mundial en la lucha contra el COVID-19

Por Rosemari Mealy Esta es una charla ligeramente editada que se dio en un seminario web del Partido Mundo Obrero…

September 20, 2020

Professional athlete strikes inspire other workers

The following article is based on a talk given during a Sept. 10 webinar, “Workers Defend Black Lives,” sponsored by…

September 17, 2020

Growing old in prison after COVID-19

By Major Tillery Major Tillery is an innocent man who has spent 35 years in prison because gross prosecutorial and…

September 16, 2020

COVID and People of Color: Is it genocide yet?

If you are a person of color, you too, like me, are probably traumatized and fed up with reading article…

September 15, 2020

As COVID spreads: Epidemic of evictions goes viral

Houston — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a federal eviction moratorium on Sept. 1 to prevent the…

September 9, 2020