U.S. and Canada

‘Flight from Babylon’

This column was written on June 23 by political prisoner Abu-Jamal in SCI-Mahanoy, Frackville, Pa.   Not since the late…

July 16, 2013

Lynching of Trayvon Martin goes unpunished

Workers World statement: One more travesty of justice Workers World Party joins with millions of people inside the U.S. and…

July 15, 2013

Protesters take to the streets throughout U.S. over Zimmerman verdict

July 14 — When news of the “not guilty” jury verdict for George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon…

July 15, 2013

Stop the war on Black America: Justice for Trayvon Martin!

The following statement was issued on July 14 by Black Workers for Justice based in North Carolina. The not guilty…

July 14, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 8

The significance of ‘classification kinship’ In this installment, we deal with Lewis Henry Morgan’s crucial “classification kinship” discovery. Classificatory kinship…

July 14, 2013

No new jobs, low wages mean a shallow recovery

Unemployment in the United States is still a major issue, even though the existence of tens of millions of jobless…

July 11, 2013

All Women’s March in San Diego, Calif., makes history

Women and men from all over San Diego County gathered at the Tubman/Chavez Center on June 29 for San Diego’s…

July 11, 2013

New York City school bus struggle

Fighters for the rights of both New York City school bus workers and the students who need their services remain…

July 11, 2013

Film on postal struggle of 1978: ‘Signed, Sealed and Delivered’

“Signed Sealed and Delivered: Labor Struggle in the Post Office,” is a 45-minute-long film made in 1980 by Tami Gold,…

July 10, 2013

‘People’s filibuster’ in Texas cheered across country

Reactionary politicians are brazenly trying to push through anti-reproductive rights bills in several states but they are being strongly resisted…

July 10, 2013