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‘Rubin never lost a case’ – Rubin Kanowitz, 1931-2021‘Rubin never lost a case’ – Rubin Kanowitz, 1931-2021

‘Rubin never lost a case’ – Rubin Kanowitz, 1931-2021

Some younger Workers World Party members met Rubin Kanowitz for the first time when he was a communist elder, still…

February 26, 2021
Mental health effects of COVID lockdown in prison:  Interview from inside SCI AlbionMental health effects of COVID lockdown in prison:  Interview from inside SCI Albion

Mental health effects of COVID lockdown in prison: Interview from inside SCI Albion

This telephone interview with Demitrius Grant, imprisoned at SCI Albion near Erie, Pa., was conducted by Joe Piette for Workers…

February 26, 2021
Denver protest: ‘No war on Iran!’Denver protest: ‘No war on Iran!’

Denver protest: ‘No war on Iran!’

Feb. 20, Denver.Denver Students for a Democratic Society, Jewish Voice for Peace and the Denver Peace Council held a demonstration…

February 25, 2021
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PDF of February 25 issue

Download the PDF. Texas freeze: Rich get richer, workers suffer 50+ actions: Solidarity with #BAmazon workers BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Washerwomen…

February 25, 2021
On Feb. 20: U.S. cities in solidarity with #BAmazon workersOn Feb. 20: U.S. cities in solidarity with #BAmazon workers

On Feb. 20: U.S. cities in solidarity with #BAmazon workers

As Amazon workers in Bessemer, Ala., vote to unionize, they are gaining support.  On Feb. 20, demonstrations took place in…

February 24, 2021
COVID crisis drags down U.S. life expectancyCOVID crisis drags down U.S. life expectancy

COVID crisis drags down U.S. life expectancy

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States is now over 500,000.  According to the National Center…

February 24, 2021
COVID inside: Release prisoners! Lisa Strawn interview, part 2COVID inside: Release prisoners! Lisa Strawn interview, part 2

COVID inside: Release prisoners! Lisa Strawn interview, part 2

The global pandemic has disproportionately impacted incarcerated people in the U.S. In California, during the early days of the pandemic,…

February 23, 2021
Hungry, cold and victims of inhumanity behind Texas prison wallsHungry, cold and victims of inhumanity behind Texas prison walls

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
Pensacola State College faculty demand protection Pensacola State College faculty demand protection 

Pensacola State College faculty demand protection 

Occupied Muscogee Creek land On Feb. 16, over 30 drivers circled the Pensacola State College-Warrington Campus buildings for half an…

February 19, 2021
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PDF of February 18 issue

Download the PDF. Alabama -- Roll the union on! Solidarity with Amazon organizing; Class struggle then and now. BLACK HISTORY…

February 18, 2021