U.S. and Canada

Solitary confinement protested in Philadelphia

A Sept. 17 Philadelphia protest to abolish solitary confinement in Pennsylvania drew more than 100 people, who listened to former…

September 20, 2012

Rally of 3,000 in NYC: Stop incarcerations & torture

The historic Riverside Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side was filled Sept. 14 with 3,000 people — many of them…

September 20, 2012

Chicago & Philadelphia teachers — same struggle, same fight

The message “Chicago & Philadelphia teachers – same struggle, same fight” was featured on one of the signs being waved…

September 19, 2012

Palermo Workers Union in solidarity with Chicago teachers

The following press statement was released on Sept. 11 by Wisconsin-based Voces de la Frontera. At a Sept. 15 mass…

September 19, 2012

Pizza workers hold informational picket

Palermo’s Workers Union members and supporters participate in an informational picket at a Sendik’s grocery store in Shorewood, Wis., on…

September 19, 2012

Las FARC-EP anuncian inicio de negociaciones de paz

Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), ofreció una conferencia de prensa en La Habana, Cuba, el 6…

September 19, 2012

Chicago teachers suspend heroic strike

On Sept. 18, the Delegates Assembly of the Chicago Teachers Union announced the suspension of the one-week strike. The union…

September 18, 2012

Teachers, communities stand strong on strike

Sept. 17 — The popularity of the Chicago Teacher’s Union’s struggle for the future of the city’s children against privatization…

September 17, 2012

Chicago teacher tells WW: ‘Enough is enough’

When asked by Eric Struch, a Chicago WW correspondent, what the issues that led the Chicago teachers to go out…

September 17, 2012

Capitalist electoral politics and class struggle

Adapted from a talk given at the Sept. 7 New York City meeting of Workers World Party. At the moment…

September 17, 2012