Prisons: tear them down

United Nations panel investigates U.S. political prisoners

By Efia Nwangaza This article, published in Black Agenda Report via Popular Resistance, reports on a United Nations panel of…

May 11, 2023

Political prisoners?  The U.S. emperor has no clothes

By Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN…

May 11, 2023

Georgia protesters decry death of Salvador Vargas, immigrant detainee

More than 50 people, including family members and former detainees, rallied outside the gates of the Stewart Detention Center in…

May 8, 2023

Letters from incarcerated siblings

Dear Workers World staff, Hoping this note finds you well. Would you please sign me up to receive a subscription…

May 5, 2023

Flood waters, torture: Demand Corcoran prisons be shut down

Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar…

May 3, 2023

How to make capitalism ungovernable

Every year, Mumia Abu Jamal’s birthday is observed by the most militant and politically advanced workers around the world. This…

April 28, 2023

Positive news from Texas

Houston In a state with bad news almost every day for those incarcerated in Texas jails, prisons and detention centers,…

April 26, 2023

Akron, Ohio: outrage as grand jury refuses to charge cops in Jayland Walker’s murder

The June 27 police murder of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, sparked mass protests last summer, drawing Black Lives Matter…

April 26, 2023

Celebration for Mumia’s birthday in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 69th birthday was celebrated in his hometown of Philadelphia on April 23, with a march starting at…

April 25, 2023

Houston activists say: “Free Mumia Now!”

Houston A multinational crowd of activists gathered at the SHAPE Community Center on April 23 to celebrate Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 69th…

April 25, 2023