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Walmart blamed in Bangladesh fireWalmart blamed in Bangladesh fire

Walmart blamed in Bangladesh fire

People protesting the horrific factory fire that last month killed at least 112 garment workers in Bangladesh held a rally…

December 16, 2012
A real answer to police terrorA real answer to police terror

A real answer to police terror

  Excerpts from a talk given by Sharon Black, a national Workers World Party organizer and representative of the Baltimore…

December 14, 2012
Justice for Baltimore communityJustice for Baltimore community

Justice for Baltimore community

  Excerpts from a talk given by the Rev. C.D. Witherspoon, from Baltimore, at the Workers World Party Nov. 17-18…

December 14, 2012
Activists in N.C. confront right-wing challengeActivists in N.C. confront right-wing challenge

Activists in N.C. confront right-wing challenge

  Excerpts from a talk given by Yen Alcala, Occupy Charlotte activist, at the Workers World Party Nov. 17-18 conference…

December 14, 2012
We need a moratorium on foreclosures, evictionsWe need a moratorium on foreclosures, evictions

We need a moratorium on foreclosures, evictions

  Excerpts from a talk given by Mike Shane, from the Detroit branch of Workers World Party, at the WWP…

December 14, 2012
‘Scottsboro Boys’: A 1931 case of legal lynching revisited‘Scottsboro Boys’: A 1931 case of legal lynching revisited

‘Scottsboro Boys’: A 1931 case of legal lynching revisited

The documentary film, “The Central Park 5,” is showing in theaters here even as a federal civil rights lawsuit regarding…

December 14, 2012

‘The Central Park Five’: The racist hate crime that continues

A racist hate crime of sensational proportions has been allowed to fester since 1989. It must be addressed and the…

December 14, 2012
WAR ON UNIONS declared in MichiganWAR ON UNIONS declared in Michigan

WAR ON UNIONS declared in Michigan

Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11 — As mounted State Police pepper-sprayed workers protesting outside, Michigan Gov. Rick ­Snyder wasted no time…

December 13, 2012

Holiday gifts and the shorter work week

We have heard the saying,“Business and politics don’t mix.” In fact the opposite is true. Many right-wing bills — from…

December 13, 2012
United protest wants good jobs at a fair wageUnited protest wants good jobs at a fair wage

United protest wants good jobs at a fair wage

New York — Carpenters, car wash workers, college professors, janitors, fast food workers and many others came together Dec. 6 in…

December 13, 2012