U.S. and Canada

In Kansas: ‘Stand up! Fight back!’

Special to Workers World Members of numerous organizations are mobilizing statewide and beyond for a “Stand Up! Fight Back!” Feb.…

February 21, 2013

N.C. action in solidarity with Grand Isle Shipyard Filipino workers

Durham, N.C. — During the rush-hour commute on Feb. 21, organizers gathered at the Exxon gas station on Raleigh Road in…

February 21, 2013

1963 mass struggles advanced civil rights

In 1963, despite the tremendous campaigns aimed at breaking down legalized segregation and national oppression that had been going on…

February 20, 2013

SPY & KILLER DRONES: Why we must stop them

In the almost two decades since the U.S. military first deployed them, drones have generally escaped the spotlight, except in…

February 20, 2013

Protests to target no-mail Saturdays

The U.S. Postal Service decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery has generated increasing calls for protests by workers and community…

February 19, 2013

Berkeley, Calif., gears up to save post office

Berkeley, Calif. — A special meeting of the Berkeley City Council’s Post Office Committee drew more than 100 people on…

February 19, 2013

Free the Cuban Five!

February 24, Sunday all day, gather at 9 a.m. at 2630 16th St. NW, Washington, D.C., and stay until the right…

February 19, 2013

Detroit rally hits back at government foreclosures and evictions

Detroit — Anti-foreclosure and anti-eviction activists and victimized homeowners from across the Detroit metropolitan area gathered at the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO…

February 18, 2013

NYC school bus strike ends, struggle continues

New York — After a month-long strike during the coldest days of winter, the executive board of the school bus drivers…

February 18, 2013

What it means — What it doesn’t

Taken from a Jan. 20 audio column recorded by prisonradio.org. For the second time in American history, a Black man…

February 17, 2013