Prisons: tear them down

Albert Woodfox, Angola Three warrior passes

August 9 Who has not heard of the Angola Three, three young Black prisoners who were falsely accused of killing…

August 22, 2022

Philadelphia: Ban of nicotine sabotages drug rehab, harms users

What would you do, if you were an addict living with the constant agony of addiction? What would you do,…

August 19, 2022

Lessons from Charlottesville: How to fight fascism

This article first appeared on workers.org on Jan. 13, 2021, in response to the Jan. 6 pro-Trump, violent takeover of…

August 17, 2022

Methadone clinics: ending stigma and social control

In the 1930s, the German company I.G. Farben was looking for a solution to the opium shortage and the company’s…

August 11, 2022

‘Indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken’: Albert Woodfox and Mumia Abu-Jamal

Workers World was saddened to learn of the death of Albert Woodfox Aug. 4 from COVID-19-related complications. Woodfox was released…

August 10, 2022

Michigan prison authorities ban dictionaries, activists win reversal

In a June 2 story, National Public Radio broke the news that the Michigan Department of Corrections had, over the…

August 5, 2022

‘Reading Workers World saved my life’

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am serving a life without parole sentence for defending myself. I lost my last appeal,…

August 5, 2022

During Black August, an Attica brother pays tribute to George Jackson − a commentary

By Che Nieves On behalf of the Attica Brothers, I want to take this opportunity to extend our commemoration to…

August 3, 2022

Pennsylvania county jails are a death trap

Philadelphia An unprecedented number of incarcerated people have died inside Pennsylvania’s county jails in the last two years, and the…

August 2, 2022

Uvalde: Lo que significa

Han pasado varias semanas desde los desgarradores eventos en la Escuela Primaria Robb en Uvalde, Texas. Semanas desde que 19…

July 27, 2022