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Bay Area Rapid Transit workers, community join in solidarityBay Area Rapid Transit workers, community join in solidarity

Bay Area Rapid Transit workers, community join in solidarity

Oakland, Calif., Aug. 4 — Gov. Jerry Brown intervened at the 11th hour and called for an investigation into the…

August 7, 2013

Heroic youth hold sit-in for third week

Aug. 5 – “The World is Ours” reads the shirt of Phillip Agnew and his other Dream Defenders, who have…

August 7, 2013
Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’

Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’

WW reporters Imani Henry and Scott Williams on July 27 asked several Dream Defenders occupying the Florida state Capitol in…

August 7, 2013

Black bikers roar for justice

The powerful roar of 800 motorcycle engines pierced the air as a rally of Atlanta’s Black biker clubs took over…

August 7, 2013
A message from Lynne Stewart to all of usA message from Lynne Stewart to all of us

A message from Lynne Stewart to all of us

The following letter was issued on Aug. 1 by political prisoner Lynne Stewart, who is suffering from breast cancer and…

August 6, 2013

Ambiguity, inaccuracy and the ‘mentally ill’

Some people in the community of people with disabilities — including this reporter — who have an emotional, psychiatric or…

August 6, 2013

Beyond Trayvon: When the personal ain’t political

Column written on July 21st. The Trayvon Martin case is rightly the straw that broke the camel’s back, for it…

August 4, 2013
Central Park 5: Merry-go-round for justiceCentral Park 5: Merry-go-round for justice

Central Park 5: Merry-go-round for justice

For the umpteenth time, another “Central Park 5” court hearing/status conference was adjourned on July 23. Again, the Manhattan courtroom…

August 4, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 11

Domesticating the hunters – Knight’s hypothesis British anthropologist Chris Knight has joined a host of militant workers in capitalist society…

August 4, 2013

Bernie Dwyer, presente

The following is based on a statement from the International Committee to Free the Cuban Five. At 7:30 a.m. today,…

August 4, 2013