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Hunger and the crisis in agricultureHunger and the crisis in agriculture

Hunger and the crisis in agriculture

Do you know what it feels like to be hungry? Not just missing a meal, or being too busy to…

March 12, 2019
Free Chelsea Manning!Free Chelsea Manning!

Free Chelsea Manning!

No, this is no mistake by our editors -- repeating a headline used seven times in Workers World since this…

March 11, 2019
Impact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, AlaskaImpact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, Alaska

Impact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, Alaska

Nome, Alaska, had back-to-back blizzards followed by rain, ending a February that saw temperatures in the upper 20s or low…

March 11, 2019
Students lead campaign against Confederate statue at University of MississippiStudents lead campaign against Confederate statue at University of Mississippi

Students lead campaign against Confederate statue at University of Mississippi

Oxford, Miss., March 9 -- A home-grown, student-led campaign delivered four powerful body blows to racism here at the University…

March 11, 2019
Ole Miss basketball players take a knee against racismOle Miss basketball players take a knee against racism

Ole Miss basketball players take a knee against racism

As the national anthem was being played on Feb. 23  in Oxford, Miss., before an Ole Miss at-home men’s college…

March 7, 2019
People of color & women make history with Hollywood awardsPeople of color & women make history with Hollywood awards

People of color & women make history with Hollywood awards

On Feb. 23, one day before the 91st Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) ceremony, Boots Riley, the African-American hip-hop artist…

March 7, 2019
Cruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in OhioCruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in Ohio

Cruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in Ohio

Anti-death penalty activists have been fighting for decades in an uphill battle to end the barbaric and racist practice of…

March 6, 2019
On the picket line: historic strike in PA & bus drivers unionize in VAOn the picket line: historic strike in PA & bus drivers unionize in VA

On the picket line: historic strike in PA & bus drivers unionize in VA

Historic locomotive factory strike in Erie, Pa. In the largest U.S. manufacturing sector strike since 2016, nearly 2,000 locomotive manufacturing…

March 6, 2019
The key to climate changeThe key to climate change

The key to climate change

Almost a century and a half ago, Karl Marx’s closest collaborator, Frederick Engels, wrote about the degradation of the environment…

March 5, 2019
Oppose Trump’s Title X changesOppose Trump’s Title X changes

Oppose Trump’s Title X changes

March 5 -- President Donald Trump added another notch on his campaign promises belt on Feb. 22. But Planned Parenthood…

March 5, 2019