U.S. and Canada

Victory for public sector unions, for now

Late in March, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the long-awaited Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case. The…

April 20, 2016

Protesters demand justice for India Cummings

An angry crowd of protesters occupied the steps of the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on April 4,…

April 17, 2016

Veterans with disabilities denied benefits

“The military has long used its discharge system as a mighty club over the heads of its troops. When troops,…

April 17, 2016

Thousands trash Trump’s bigoted message, take to streets against racism, for Akai Gurley and living wage

Thousands of people, including large contingents of striking Fight for $15 workers, took to the streets here against racism on…

April 15, 2016

Richard Levins: Marxist scientist, communist

Richard “Dick” Levins, communist and distinguished Marxist scientist, died on Jan. 19 at the age of 85. He was a…

April 15, 2016

GE’s ‘moral fabric’ and its forgotten socialist wizard

Is General Electric one of the corporations “destroying the moral fabric” of the United States? That’s what Bernie Sanders told…

April 15, 2016

WWP campaign solidarity with Verizon strike

Workers World Party’s 2016 Presidential Election Campaign released the following statement April 14: SOLIDARITY WITH VERIZON STRIKERS! WE SHALL NOT…

April 14, 2016

Brooklyn, N.Y.: Ground zero for gentrification

Brooklyn is definitely ground zero for gentrification in New York City. Specific to Brooklyn is that rents have gone up…

April 14, 2016

Flint lead poisoning is tip of the iceberg

This April 25 will mark two years since the infamous event that exposed the city of Flint to lead-contaminated water.…

April 14, 2016

Lowndes County, Ala.: Roots of revolution

Part 1: “Lowndes County: ‘The original Black Panther Party’” A revolutionary movement was born in 1966 in the tiny Alabama…

April 14, 2016