U.S. and Canada

In NYC council meeting, heated debate on racist police abuse

Racist police practices were the focus of a struggle within the New York City Council on Oct. 10. A six-hour…

October 18, 2012

Low-wage workers take on Walmart

From Illinois to southern California, Walmart workers are fighting back against one of the most notorious union-busting corporations in the…

October 17, 2012

Support for Walmart union organizing in Philadelphia

Close to 50 Food and Commercial Workers union members, Occupy Philly and other labor activists assembled at the front doors…

October 17, 2012

NYC transit offers higher fares, more racism

On Oct. 15, New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority announced the fourth round of fare hikes in four years. During that…

October 17, 2012

WWP leader: ‘It doesn’t matter who wins’

The following excerpts are part of opening remarks given at a Workers World Party forum entitled “The 2012 Capitalist Elections:…

October 15, 2012

From political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal: ’From hope to fear’

The following article, posted Sept. 27, was reprinted from prisonradio.org. What a difference a few years make. Four years ago,…

October 15, 2012

Border Patrol guns down mother of five

Chula Vista, Calif. — Approximately 300 people gathered in the city of Chula Vista, seven miles from the Mexican border, on…

October 15, 2012

Hundreds join Philly trans march

The second annual Philly Trans March Oct. 6 was dedicated to Kyra (Kruz) Cordova, a 27-year-old Philadelphia transgender woman who…

October 15, 2012

Billboards scream for justice for Derek Williams

In response to the police murder of Derek Williams, 43 billboards asking, "When police kill, where is the mayor?" went…

October 15, 2012

Monsanto, genetic engineering and food, part 2

Part 1 covered the hazards of genetically modified crops and the role of Monsanto in pushing them worldwide. Along with…

October 15, 2012