U.S. and Canada

Title IX regulations, Part 2: Narrow new rules and racial bias

Bulletin: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing to remove civil rights protections for students of color, reported EducationPost.org, Dec. 13.…

December 20, 2018

In New York City, a ‘Yellow Vest’ protest against transit fare hikes

Showing solidarity with and taking inspiration from the French uprising that defeated a fuel tax increase -- and then won…

December 19, 2018

PSC at CUNY pushes for a new contract

Elected leaders of the Professional Staff Congress were arrested Dec. 10 for blocking the doors to the room where the…

December 19, 2018

‘Say Her Name’: The urgency of remembering Sandra Bland

This month HBO premiered the documentary “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland.”  The December premiere followed…

December 18, 2018

WW Winter Break

Hello, print readers! Workers World publishes 51 issues every year. This issue is number 51. Next week we’ll be taking…

December 18, 2018

In 26th murder of 2018, Black trans woman activist killed

Kelly Stough, a Black trans activist, was found dead Dec. 7 in the Palmer Park neighborhood of Detroit. A Baptist…

December 17, 2018

New Mexico: Indigenous protest land grab in Chaco region

Native activists and environmentalists protested in Santa Fe, N.M., on Dec. 5 against the Bureau of Land Management's illegal auctioning…

December 17, 2018

Philadelphia demonstration shows solidarity with Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill and Palestine

Chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” over 100 activists took to north Philadelphia streets around…

December 13, 2018

GM cuts jobs – Auto workers fight back

Detroit - General Motors announced Nov. 26 that it plans to slash over 14,000 jobs and close four plants in…

December 12, 2018

Mumia Abu-Jamal: Next steps after 37 years

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has now been incarcerated for 37 years. December 9 marks the anniversary of his imprisonment and…

December 10, 2018