Prisons: tear them down

Prisoners hold first nationally coordinated work stoppagePrisoners hold first nationally coordinated work stoppage

Prisoners hold first nationally coordinated work stoppage

Prison inmates around the country launched the first nationally coordinated work stoppage on Sept. 9. In their own words, these…

September 26, 2016
Whistleblower Manning punished for suicide attemptWhistleblower Manning punished for suicide attempt

Whistleblower Manning punished for suicide attempt

In an arbitrary and inhumane decision, a U.S. Army disciplinary board sentenced heroic whistleblower Chelsea Manning to solitary confinement as…

September 25, 2016
Prisoners’ strike sparks solidarity actionsPrisoners’ strike sparks solidarity actions

Prisoners’ strike sparks solidarity actions

On Sept. 9, the 45th anniversary of the heroic Attica prison uprising in New York, inmates across the country struck…

September 15, 2016
ATTICA UPRISING: Paris Commune of the Black Liberation struggleATTICA UPRISING: Paris Commune of the Black Liberation struggle

ATTICA UPRISING: Paris Commune of the Black Liberation struggle

The story of Attica, Sept. 9, 1971, is the story of how prisons can be incubators of revolutionaries — like…

September 14, 2016
THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016

THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016

From a talk at a Workers World Party campaign meeting held on Sept. 10 in Detroit. Other speakers included Carlos…

September 14, 2016
Free Rev. Edward Pinkney!Free Rev. Edward Pinkney!

Free Rev. Edward Pinkney!

The Workers World Party election campaign expresses its total support for imprisoned Michigan activist, the Rev. Edward Pinkney. On Dec.…

September 14, 2016
Jersey activists: ‘Free Chelsea Manning!’Jersey activists: ‘Free Chelsea Manning!’

Jersey activists: ‘Free Chelsea Manning!’

Local activist organizations in New Jersey staffed an informational table focusing on the struggle to free U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea…

September 11, 2016
Mumia supporters protest decision denying hep C medsMumia supporters protest decision denying hep C meds

Mumia supporters protest decision denying hep C meds

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Mariani on Aug. 31 denied a request from Mumia Abu-Jamal, an imprisoned former Black Panther…

September 10, 2016
After conflicting ruling, Mumia supporters regroupAfter conflicting ruling, Mumia supporters regroup

After conflicting ruling, Mumia supporters regroup

The field of legal and political battle has taken on even more sophisticated dimensions in the last few days, as…

September 7, 2016
Solidarity with Sept. 9 prisoner strikeSolidarity with Sept. 9 prisoner strike

Solidarity with Sept. 9 prisoner strike

Monica Moorehead and Lamont Lilly, the presidential and vice presidential candidates for Workers World Party, released the following statement on…

September 7, 2016