U.S. and Canada

Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘No thanks for Thanksgiving’

Every November, when “Thanksgiving” is scheduled, I think of the People of the First Nations (so-called Native Americans), and wonder…

November 30, 2013

Workers pack Boston hearing, expose union busters

If Veolia Transportation's union-busting crackdown on the United Steelworkers Local 8751 Boston school bus drivers' leadership was meant to intimidate…

November 28, 2013

Right to abortion is denied in Texas, affirmed in Albuquerque

Two polar opposite events affecting women’s right to choose abortion took place on Nov. 19. One was a 5 to 4…

November 26, 2013

Gentrification rocks North Carolina working class

Durham, N.C. — Several years ago, this city announced it had developed a 10-year program to eradicate local homelessness. City officials…

November 26, 2013

Energy industry wants government to rescue its profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 24, 2013

Unity March to free Oscar López Rivera

New York -- The Community Coalition for the Freedom of Oscar López Rivera, a Puerto Rican political prisoner held 32…

November 24, 2013

Commentary on Jesus Huerta’s death in police custody in Durham, N.C.

Durham, N.C. -- Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. This time…

November 22, 2013

Bold Atlanta action hits detentions, deportations of migrants

On Nov. 19, in a bold action directed at the detention and deportation practices of the Obama administration, 15 undocumented…

November 22, 2013

Lessons from Detroit: Socialist ideology and mass organizing

  From a WWP Conference talk by Abayomi Azikiwe. Detroit has been and will continue to be at the forefront…

November 22, 2013

Joining Workers World Party

From a WWP Conference welcoming talk. Before two years ago, I’d never imagined making a speech about how I came…

November 22, 2013