U.S. and Canada

‘Capitalism has not liberated women’

The following talk was presented by LeiLani Dowell, a WW managing editor, at the 3rd All India Women’s Conference that…

February 7, 2013

U.S. perpetuates rape culture

The following remarks were written by Elena, a youth-oriented organizer and a member of the Durham, N.C., branch of Workers…

February 7, 2013

Immigrant groups respond to new proposals

Despite the hullabaloo about the recent announcement of the possibility of bipartisan legislation to pass so-called “comprehensive immigration reform,” the…

February 6, 2013

Protest demands justice for Ramarley Graham

New York — On Feb. 2, one year after Ramarley Graham was shot to death in his bathroom in front of…

February 6, 2013

Claudia Jones defied racism, sexism and class oppression

Professor Carole Boyce Davies of Cornell University has continued unearthing the life and political legacy of Claudia Vera Jones (1915-1964),…

February 6, 2013

Solidarity with NYC bus strikers

Feb. 2 saw a groundswell of support for the striking school bus drivers and matrons in New York City. Rallies…

February 5, 2013

Activists denounce MTA’s union-busting tactics in NYC school bus strike

Protesters crashed the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority's first board meeting of the year in solidarity with the school bus…

February 5, 2013

Brooklyn College meeting on Palestine comes under Zionist attack

Whipped into a McCarthy-like frenzy by fanatical Zionist Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, leading so-called “liberal” New York politicians have…

February 5, 2013

Feinberg is convicted but walks free

Saying ‘Free CeCe’ Minneapolis -- Transgender activist and author Leslie Feinberg declared in court here on Feb. 4 that she/ze…

February 4, 2013

Philadelphia solidarity with Chávez

An evening of solidarity with President Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela was held in Philadelphia Jan. 29. …

February 4, 2013