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Rasmea Odeh under attack; Defend her Nov. 4 in Detroit!Rasmea Odeh under attack; Defend her Nov. 4 in Detroit!

Rasmea Odeh under attack; Defend her Nov. 4 in Detroit!

Workers World received a statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee, which we publish here: Judge Gershwin Drain handed down a…

October 30, 2014
“Cost of Injustice” is topic for Oakland meeting“Cost of Injustice” is topic for Oakland meeting

“Cost of Injustice” is topic for Oakland meeting

Oakland, Calif. — The “Cost of Injustice” event at the Oakland Eastside Arts Alliance was an evening of culture, art,…

October 30, 2014

Bay Area activists declare historic victory over Israeli shipping company

Workers World organizers in Oakland, Calif., who are active with “Block the Boat,” sent us this news release, dated Oct.…

October 30, 2014

Ferguson struggle emblematic of national oppression

Book-length analyses could be written on the developments in Ferguson, Mo., the majority Black enclave outside St. Louis where Michael…

October 30, 2014
Block the Boat Oakland keeps ship awayBlock the Boat Oakland keeps ship away

Block the Boat Oakland keeps ship away

Oakland, Calif. — More than 200 pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the West Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit station to the…

October 30, 2014
Europe anti-labor law threatens U.S. workers tooEurope anti-labor law threatens U.S. workers too

Europe anti-labor law threatens U.S. workers too

In a rare note of agreement, the Wall Street Journal and Novosti, a Russian newspaper, agree on the large size…

October 30, 2014

Staten Island, N.Y., hosts Ebola Summit

An Ebola Summit held here at the Berta Dreyfus Public School 49 on Oct. 25 brought together a diverse group…

October 29, 2014

Heroes of the Ebola crisis

It is clear that Ebola is the most dangerous emerging infectious disease since the HIV/AIDS crisis began in the 1980s.…

October 29, 2014
Solidarity protests with Ferguson: ‘Stop police brutality!’Solidarity protests with Ferguson: ‘Stop police brutality!’

Solidarity protests with Ferguson: ‘Stop police brutality!’

The demands of the people of Ferguson, Mo., and their continued fight against racism and police impunity are taking root…

October 29, 2014
U.N. rapporteurs visit DetroitU.N. rapporteurs visit Detroit

U.N. rapporteurs visit Detroit

After a three-day fact-finding mission in the city of Detroit from Oct. 18-20, two U.N. Special Rapporteurs issued a scathing indictment of all…

October 28, 2014