Prisons: tear them down

A salute to Rev. Edward Pinkney

The International Action Center and Workers World Party held a Sept. 30 reception to welcome former political ­prisoner Rev. Edward…

October 7, 2017

Pennsylvania prisons ban WW for supporting ‘fight against white supremacy’

A letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) received by WW Publishers on Sept. 11 stated, “The August 31…

October 2, 2017

Immigrant prisoners demand minimum wage

After years of immigrant prisoners’ protests and hunger strikes, Washington state is finally demanding that the Geo Group, operator of…

September 29, 2017

Released freedom fighter to speak in NYC Sept. 30

Freedom fighter Rev. Edward Pinkney, recently released from prison after serving 30 months, will be at a reception and public…

September 25, 2017

Breakthrough in Mumia’s fight for justice

DA ordered to release entire case file In the latest development in a months-long judicial tug-of-war between attorneys for political…

September 20, 2017

Political prisoner beaten, Free Herman Bell!

Herman Bell is 69 years old.  This former Black Panther has been incarcerated for over 40 years. In a stunning…

September 18, 2017

Mumia Abu-Jamal: The battles of history

The events surrounding Charlottesville, Va., have a resonance far beyond the borders of Old Dominion. Even though they began as…

September 10, 2017

Leonard Peltier has triple-bypass surgery

The following edited email was sent by the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee on Sept. 2. Good morning friends and…

September 6, 2017

The MOVE 9: 39 years too many

Brooklyn, N.Y. — The MOVE 9 were honored on Aug. 5 at a Commemoration and Art Exhibit at Brooklyn’s House…

August 10, 2017

Eyricka King, Black trans woman prisoner, needs ‘Freedom to Live’

Tonight, some 2.3 million people in the United States will fall asleep in a prison, jail or juvenile or immigrant…

July 17, 2017