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WFTU: 75 years of working-class unionismWFTU: 75 years of working-class unionism

WFTU: 75 years of working-class unionism

The World Federation of Trade Unions marked its 75th anniversary on Oct. 3. Its 1945 founding Congress in Paris “spoke…

October 13, 2020
‘Capitalism on a Ventilator’<br> The impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S.‘Capitalism on a Ventilator’<br> The impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S.

‘Capitalism on a Ventilator’<br> The impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S.

“Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S” chronicles the terminal decline of capitalism. The…

October 13, 2020
Mumia Abu-Jamal WayMumia Abu-Jamal Way

Mumia Abu-Jamal Way

In a campaign which began in early summer, activists are working with residents of Council District 5 in Philadelphia to…

October 12, 2020
Trial finds fascists ‘Guilty!’ in GreeceTrial finds fascists ‘Guilty!’ in Greece

Trial finds fascists ‘Guilty!’ in Greece

A blow to neo-Nazi organizations — particularly in Europe, but also throughout the world — was dealt in Athens, Greece,…

October 12, 2020
PDF of October 8 issuePDF of October 8 issue

PDF of October 8 issue

Download the 12-page PDF. COVID: A tale of two classes Trump, COVIS and poetic justice Essential food workers battle virus…

October 8, 2020
Trump, ‘Get your hands off Somali refugees!’Trump, ‘Get your hands off Somali refugees!’

Trump, ‘Get your hands off Somali refugees!’

Before being admitted to the hospital for coronavirus infection, Donald Trump spent the last two weeks on yet another vile…

October 6, 2020
Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!

Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!

Bahria Town, one of the largest private real estate development companies in Asia, is known for its overly opulent master-planned…

October 6, 2020
No stopping the student BDS movementNo stopping the student BDS movement

No stopping the student BDS movement

Oct. 4 — The worldwide Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement has become such a thorn in the side of the…

October 6, 2020
400,000 seafarers around the world stuck on board ships400,000 seafarers around the world stuck on board ships

400,000 seafarers around the world stuck on board ships

An unjust hardship faces 800,000 workers worldwide. Some 400,000 seafarers whose work contracts have expired are still stuck on their…

October 2, 2020
Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’

Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’

When influential, former property executive Ren Zhiqiang was given an 18-year sentence in China, the Western media were quick to…

October 2, 2020