Prisons: tear them down

Hungry, cold and victims of inhumanity behind Texas prison walls

Houston On an average day in Texas, prisons are hellholes run by racist officials and a Texas Department of Criminal…

February 22, 2021

India: Rail roko protest and growing state-sanctioned terror

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the farmer unions’ umbrella body, launched a rail roko protest to halt train transit in many parts…

February 22, 2021

Letter from an incarcerated worker on the struggle in Alabama

The following letter from an incarcerated worker in the Pennsylvania prison system was sent by email on Feb. 17 to…

February 19, 2021

George Jackson on the role of prisons, 50 years after his death

This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of George Jackson, an African American prison leader sentenced to…

February 19, 2021

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