U.S. and Canada

What the virus demands — workers need protection

As more and more people face potential infection by the COVID-19 virus, workers in the U.S. need to fight for…

March 12, 2020

Astrid Conde, presente!

A gunman assassinated Astrid Conde, a former combatant with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), on March 5. Shot…

March 9, 2020

Domestic violence, racism and state repression — a WW commentary

This slightly edited article first appeared in the 1995 pamphlet,“Capitalism’s War on Women: Why the system is responsible for violence…

March 6, 2020

Oakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctions

The Oakland Education Association, part of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association, has taken heroic action on many issues affecting…

March 6, 2020

On the picket line

NLRB ruling seeks to kill joint-employer doctrine Following a similar Department of Labor rule issued Jan. 12 (WW, Jan. 23),…

March 5, 2020

Solidarity in Seattle with Wet’suwet’en Nation

About a hundred people marched through central Seattle in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation of Canada on Feb. 29. This…

March 4, 2020

Calif. grad students fight for all workers

There has been a surge of strikes in the U.S. recently, many of them fueled by demands for a decent…

March 3, 2020

Legal, affordable, safe abortion struggle heads to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear statements upholding or opposing two linked Louisiana abortion rights cases with revised…

February 26, 2020

#AllEyesonWetsuweten: Solidaridad indígena cierra ferrocarril canadiense

La Primera Nación de Wet’suwet’en enfrenta la violencia y la invasión colonial, ya que continúa defendiendo su territorio contra un…

February 24, 2020

#AllEyesonWetsuweten: Indigenous solidarity shuts down Canadian Rail

The Wet’suwet’en First Nation faces colonial violence and invasion, as it continues to defend its territory against a multibillion-dollar pipeline…

February 18, 2020