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A young worker’s take on Syria

The following slightly edited commentary was posted on Facebook by WW contributor Mattie Starrdust on Dec. 14 after the liberation…

December 19, 2016

Political crisis in South Korea

A major political crisis is shaking south Korea, but you would barely know it if you depend on the corporate…

December 19, 2016

One cheer for Italian referendum vote

Nearly 70 percent of eligible voters in Italy turned out to vote on a referendum on changes to the constitution…

December 18, 2016

Protesters at U.N.: ‘Stop war on children’

Parents, teachers, youth and anti-war activists rallied outside U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day,…

December 18, 2016

Largest BDS mobilization ever: Boycott Hewlett Packard!

Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 3, Palestinian and solidarity activists organized over 150 demonstrations, spanning more than 100 cities, 30…

December 17, 2016

Fraud, false promises and Haitian election

The Haitian presidential election was held on Nov. 20 in such a serene fashion that the country’s ruling class, with…

December 17, 2016

Cuba’s fundamental human rights

What is a “human right”? Working-class and oppressed people define the term “human rights” differently than the capitalists, businesses, banks…

December 15, 2016

‘My sister and Fidel’

To the editor: My older sister is a tour guide in Brazil. In the 1990s, a conference attended by Fidel…

December 15, 2016

To live like Fidel, to fight like Fidel

Excerpted from a talk given at the Dec. 1 Workers World Party meeting in New York City. There are as…

December 15, 2016

Syrian army wins control of most of Aleppo

Syrian government forces now control up to 93 percent of the city of Aleppo, at one time the country’s most…

December 14, 2016