U.S. and Canada

From Pinochet to Suharto, U.S. supported dictators who ‘killed their own people’

“He is killing his own people.” How many times have we read and heard that? It is the endlessly repeated…

September 9, 2013
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Worldwide protests condemn U.S. plans to attack Syria

On the Sept. 7-8 weekend, reflecting deep opposition to the U.S. plans to attack Syria, anti-war demonstrations erupted in dozens…

September 9, 2013

Harlem, N.Y., rally says no to U.S. attack on Syria

An emergency protest rally was called Sept. 3 to inform the Harlem, N.Y., Black community of the impending U.S. attack on…

September 9, 2013

AFL-CIO Convention draws low-income workers

At a time of record poverty and massive government cutbacks, and under the threat of another war in the Middle…

September 9, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 15

From matrilineal clan to patriarchy, polygyny in transitional societies The transition to sedentary life and agricultural production was a process…

September 8, 2013
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Activists honor post o

A delegation from Community-Labor United for Postal Jobs and Services attended the national convention of Postal Office Women for Equal…

September 8, 2013

Open letter to the AFL-CIO leaders — Oppose war on Syria

The following is an open letter from the first secretary of Workers World Party, Larry Holmes, written to the AFL-CIO…

September 6, 2013

Women speak out against U.S. intervention in Syria

The following is a statement from the International Women’s Alliance, of which the Women's Fightback Network, New York Chapter, is…

September 6, 2013

Will changes in AFL-CIO aid workers’ struggles?

Taken from a speech by Workers World Party First Secretary Larry Holmes to a WWP forum in New York City…

September 5, 2013

With one-day strike for $15 an hour, fast-food workers shut it down!

Fast-food workers turned off the grills, closed the cash registers and walked off their jobs on Aug. 29 to demand…

September 5, 2013