U.S. and Canada

COVID-19 death of student propels teachers’ walkout

Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a school mask mandate imposed by the Commonwealth at the beginning of the…

December 21, 2021

ABK Workers Alliance strikes vs. Activision Blizzard

By Danny O’Brien  Since late July, there has been an active class struggle between workers and corporate bosses at the…

December 21, 2021

Rally for Amazon workers! Dec. 22, New York City

New York City Amazon union organizing is accelerating, as Staten Island Amazon workers refile for union election. On Dec. 22…

December 20, 2021

Murder and the rate of return – an editorial

In a footnote to Volume 1 of Capital, first published in 1867, Karl Marx quoted from the 19th century English…

December 20, 2021

In a Pennsylvania prison, a COVID-19 related death 

A 52-year-old man, Melvin James Anderson IV, died while incarcerated in the Chester County Correctional Complex and Youth Center in…

December 20, 2021

Portland demands: Dump DeJoy

Portland, Oregon’s Communities and Postal Workers United held a press conference and rally Dec. 8 to “Purge the Postmaster General…

December 17, 2021

Drug users need unions, compassion clubs

Drug users and abusers, as a group of people, are among the most oppressed of our class. Because of this,…

December 17, 2021

Film review ‘Attica’ explores heroic prison uprising

The Attica documentary, co-directed by Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry, was released by Showtime in early November. The two-hour film…

December 16, 2021

Yes Virginia, there is a labor movement

Workers in Virginia flexed their organizing muscle in two separate industries recently. First, hospitality workers at the tourist attraction, Colonial…

December 16, 2021

PDF of December 16 issue

Download the PDF. Victory for Starbucks Workers United! editorial: Keep your filthy SCOTUS hands off our bodies!!! ALSO: United fight…

December 16, 2021