Prisons: tear them down

Voice from behind the walls: ‘I’m not imprisoned, I’m enslaved’

One of the main reasons I send this letter is because I have been reading Workers World for approximately the…

February 18, 2021

Alexei Navalny: Why is Biden supporting a Russian fascist?

At the very time Democrats in Congress were attempting to impeach Trump for the Jan. 6 fascist rampage, President Joe…

February 17, 2021

A transgender formerly incarcerated activist speaks out

Lisa Strawn is a transgender woman who spent more than 35 years in California prisons due to that state’s draconian…

February 17, 2021

Leonard Peltier Defense Committee urgently needs support

The International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee has launched an urgent appeal for funds to support legal efforts to free this…

February 17, 2021

L.D. Barkley — A leader in the Attica uprising

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising. The following slightly edited excerpt is from the book…

February 17, 2021

‘Release Mumia NOW!’ was the cry in Philadelphia

Philadelphia On less than 24 hours’ notice, more than 40 people came out on Feb. 15 to show their opposition…

February 17, 2021

Incarcerated workers say: ‘Solidarity with Amazon workers!’

The following letters from incarcerated workers in the Pennsylvania prison system were sent by email on Feb. 13 and 15…

February 16, 2021

Biden and Harris won’t help prisoners

The following are lightly edited remarks from a Workers World Party webinar on January 21. It’s actually been a very…

February 12, 2021

‘Progressive’ prosecutors put thousands of lives at risk

Philadelphia The novel coronavirus has claimed an unlikely victim in the United States: the Sixth Amendment. The right to a…

February 12, 2021

Biden’s ‘prison reform’: Smoke and mirrors

In an executive order signed Jan. 26 as part of his “racial equity” plan, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S.…

February 10, 2021