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Mumia to Berlin conference: ‘Who runs the world?’Mumia to Berlin conference: ‘Who runs the world?’

Mumia to Berlin conference: ‘Who runs the world?’

Below is Mumia Abu-Jamal’s message to the 3,000 people attending the Jan. 11, 2025, Rosa Luxemburg Conference in Berlin in…

January 20, 2025
LA fires show that disaster response in U.S. has collapsedLA fires show that disaster response in U.S. has collapsed

LA fires show that disaster response in U.S. has collapsed

Cuyama Valley, California Jan. 13. Multiple fires erupted across Los Angeles on Jan. 7 prompting mass evacuations. As of Jan.…

January 13, 2025
The lynching of Robert Brooks and the expanding police stateThe lynching of Robert Brooks and the expanding police state

The lynching of Robert Brooks and the expanding police state

Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man imprisoned at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York, was viciously beaten to death…

January 8, 2025
The Māori people’s ongoing battle for self-determinationThe Māori people’s ongoing battle for self-determination

The Māori people’s ongoing battle for self-determination

People within the Indigenous Māori community of “New Zealand” have been protesting a racist bill that was recently introduced by…

December 30, 2024
Mumia Abu-Jamal embraces LGBTQIA2S+ LiberationMumia Abu-Jamal embraces LGBTQIA2S+ Liberation

Mumia Abu-Jamal embraces LGBTQIA2S+ Liberation

By Bob Lederer Workers World heard the Dec. 12 coverage on WBAI of an exclusive, extended interview with the Black…

December 24, 2024
Not one day in prison! No fine in Uhuru 3 sentencing victory!Not one day in prison! No fine in Uhuru 3 sentencing victory!

Not one day in prison! No fine in Uhuru 3 sentencing victory!

The following statement was posted on the Hands Off Uhuru website on Dec. 17. 2024;Workers World has supported the movement…

December 20, 2024
Tell Biden: ‘Free them all!’Tell Biden: ‘Free them all!’

Tell Biden: ‘Free them all!’

President Joe Biden issued commutations on Dec. 12 to an estimated 1,500 prisoners convicted of federal nonviolent acts, especially drug-related,…

December 17, 2024
First Amendment: Anathema or weapon?First Amendment: Anathema or weapon?

First Amendment: Anathema or weapon?

CU#1126, SCI-Pine Grove I’ve been sitting in obscurity in solitary confinement now for over 280 days, in the inferno of…

December 13, 2024
He battled the warmakers: Terry Klug, 1947-2024He battled the warmakers: Terry Klug, 1947-2024

He battled the warmakers: Terry Klug, 1947-2024

Terry Klug, who many participants in anti-war actions of the 1960s and 1970s know as an iconic active-duty anti-war GI…

December 13, 2024
No thanks for ThanksgivingNo thanks for Thanksgiving

No thanks for Thanksgiving

This commentary was posted on Prison Radio on Nov. 24, 2013, written to honor the National Day of Mourning. Every…

December 10, 2024