U.S. and Canada

WW editorial: Whose State of the Union?

The U.S. president’s annual State of the Union address to Congress has morphed from its more humble beginnings into a…

February 16, 2019

Groups who helped put Philadelphia DA Krasner in office demand he not oppose Mumia’s reopening an appeal for justice

Over a dozen community groups and individuals who had campaigned or voted for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner delivered a…

February 14, 2019

Louisiana abortion case is headed to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled Feb. 7 to stop an anti-abortion law, passed in Louisiana in 2014, from going into effect.…

February 14, 2019

At the Rio Grande, resistance to The Wall

The Mexico/U.S. border in south Texas is the most militarized region in the United States. Nonetheless, the people of the…

February 12, 2019

Black History Month – Celebration, not appropriation

Black History Month began as a weeklong celebration, proposed by Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) in 1926 to honor, in his…

February 12, 2019

West Virginia education workers ready to walk out, again

Education workers in West Virginia are again in motion for their students and their jobs. In 2018 in all 55…

February 12, 2019

For the first time in 25 years, Denver teachers strike

Feb. 11 -- Two weeks ago, Denver teachers, through their union, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA), voted 93 percent…

February 12, 2019

In Austin, Texas, left activists unite to support Bolivarian Venezuela

On Feb. 2, a staunch coalition of activists in Austin demonstrated their support for the Venezuelan people and the Bolivarian…

February 12, 2019

Mumia Abu-Jamal on ‘Radical Politics’

The following slightly edited commentary was written by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and is posted on Prison Radio. Feb. 6…

February 12, 2019

In Atlanta, fighting racism with the KaeperBowl

Feb. 10 -- When the capitalist colossus known as the Super Bowl takes over a city like it did Feb.…

February 12, 2019