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No new jails! Tear Down the Walls commentaryNo new jails! Tear Down the Walls commentary

No new jails! Tear Down the Walls commentary

The prisons, jails and detention centers in New York City have long been evolving in service of capitalism. From their…

May 25, 2022
Another Black youth lost to racismAnother Black youth lost to racism

Another Black youth lost to racism

Another mother has lost her child to the racist, brutal prison system. Kalief Browder, an African American who was only…

June 21, 2015
A lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the copsA lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the cops

A lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the cops

New York -- Ramsey Orta, whose cellphone video of killer cop Daniel Pantaleo choking to death unarmed Eric Garner sparked…

April 14, 2015
U.S. ranks as world’s worst in jailing womenU.S. ranks as world’s worst in jailing women

U.S. ranks as world’s worst in jailing women

Women are the fastest growing prison population in the U.S. due primarily to harsh sentencing for nonviolent crimes and drug…

March 12, 2015
What Obama left outWhat Obama left out

What Obama left out

The “State of the Union” is the annual presidential speech that is supposed to report on how things are going…

January 26, 2015
Raise wages for people with disabilities!Raise wages for people with disabilities!

Raise wages for people with disabilities!

During Workers World Party’s National Conference in New York on Nov. 15-16, some of the participants took advantage of a…

December 21, 2014