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The governor of Texas, Neanderthals and COVID-19The governor of Texas, Neanderthals and COVID-19

The governor of Texas, Neanderthals and COVID-19

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, made a surprise announcement March 2 in Lubbock, a city of 200,000 people in West…

March 12, 2021
Migrant deaths: Who’s the REAL culprit?Migrant deaths: Who’s the REAL culprit?

Migrant deaths: Who’s the REAL culprit?

It didn’t have to happen. But, tragically, it did. And most likely, it may not be the last time. On…

March 9, 2021
Death Row, Texas: A lonely birthday for innocent Rodney Reed Death Row, Texas: A lonely birthday for innocent Rodney Reed 

Death Row, Texas: A lonely birthday for innocent Rodney Reed 

Bastrop, Texas Rodney Reed’s family and supporters had a press conference and rallied outside the Bastrop County Courthouse, with its…

December 24, 2020
Build solidarity with prisoners: Fight for abolition!Build solidarity with prisoners: Fight for abolition!

Build solidarity with prisoners: Fight for abolition!

This slightly edited talk was given at an Aug. 13 Workers World Party webinar, “From Black August to Black Lives…

August 21, 2020
Decades of struggle: Dallas-Fort Worth pushes back racismDecades of struggle: Dallas-Fort Worth pushes back racism

Decades of struggle: Dallas-Fort Worth pushes back racism

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas June 2 — Throughout the U.S., people have been both very afraid and outraged by what is…

June 10, 2020
Austin: ‘Justice 4 Mike Ramos!’Austin: ‘Justice 4 Mike Ramos!’

Austin: ‘Justice 4 Mike Ramos!’

Austin, Texas The Austin Police Department carried out an extrajudicial killing of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos, known as “Mike,” on…

April 30, 2020
Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemicTexas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

The following are lightly edited testimonies about the health care system response to the coronavirus COVID-19 from several workers who…

March 26, 2020
After winning indefinite stay of execution, next step is to free Rodney Reed!After winning indefinite stay of execution, next step is to free Rodney Reed!

After winning indefinite stay of execution, next step is to free Rodney Reed!

Nov. 17 -- It was a peoples’ victory! It was a legal victory! On Nov. 15, Texas’ highest criminal court…

November 19, 2019
A call to action: Save Rodney Reed!A call to action: Save Rodney Reed!

A call to action: Save Rodney Reed!

Thousands of protestors demonstrated outside the Texas Governor’s Mansion for three hours Nov. 9 to demand “Free Rodney Reed!” Reed’s…

November 12, 2019
Free Rodney Reed! Urgent organizing to stop another execution in TexasFree Rodney Reed! Urgent organizing to stop another execution in Texas

Free Rodney Reed! Urgent organizing to stop another execution in Texas

The historic Kerr Community Center in Bastrop, Texas, was filled to the rafters on Sept. 21 as chants of “Free…

September 24, 2019