U.S. and Canada

Philadelphia / Direct action brings victory for houseless

Philadelphia The Philadelphia Housing Action coalition and the City of Philadelphia reached a tentative agreement on Sept. 25 to give…

September 28, 2020

Illinois: Black and Latinx women health workers lead strike to victory

They won!  The historic 10-day strike by workers at medical facilities in three Illinois cities resulted in an all-out victory,…

September 28, 2020

The Left, the election crisis, and the ‘elephant in the room’

The writer is First Secretary of Workers World Party.  The head of the U.S. Postal Service is sabotaging delivery of…

September 25, 2020

Michigan prisoners rebel

Prisoners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan rose up and took control of their housing unit for over five hours…

September 25, 2020

Anti-fascists say ‘Proud Boys, out of Philly!’

The fascist Proud Boys group posted notices on social media “calling all patriots” to Philadelphia’s Clark Park at 1:00 pm…

September 25, 2020

PDF of September 24 issue

Download the 12-page PDF. Whistleblower: ICE abuses detainees ALSO: Migrant caravan for residency; Defend BLM activist lawyers; Trump, Biden, and…

September 23, 2020

Whistleblower exposes: ICE abuses detainees

EDITOR’S NOTES: As we go to press, a Sept. 21 press release from Georgia Detention Watch announced that Cipriano Chavez-Alvarez,…

September 22, 2020

Permanent residency for TPS holders won’t come from the courts

Lechat is active with Boston FIRE, Harvard TPS Coalition and AFSCME Local 3650. Coordinated, coast-to-coast press conferences were staged by…

September 22, 2020

Illinois: Striking health workers say: ‘We want R-E-S-P-E-C-T and a contract!’

Solidarity was on display when striking nurses and service workers rallied together outside the Thompson Center in Chicago on Sept.…

September 22, 2020

Healthcare workers for all workers

National Nurses United (NNU) called it the “largest hospital union victory in the South since 1975.”  On Sept. 16, in…

September 22, 2020