http://www.workers.org/ en-us http://www.workers.org/wwstar.gif http://www.workers.org/ http://www.workers.org/2012/us/chicago_nato_summit_0517 The extravagant NATO Summit scheduled for May 20 and 21 in Chicago has made it necessary to restate a Marxist, working-class understanding of the role of violence in capitalist society. us Mon, 14 May 2012 20:17:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/world/egypt_0517 As Egyptians prepare for the first round of national presidential elections on May 23-24, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has enacted a series of repressive measures. world Mon, 14 May 2012 20:12:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/us/may_day_2012_0517 It is a tremendous step forward for the workers and the oppressed that May Day, International Workers Day, has been revived in the country of its origin. us Mon, 14 May 2012 20:08:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/world/china_0517 The capitalist media worldwide have given a resounding show of support for the cause of Chen Guangcheng, a sightless dissident activist and pawn of U.S. intelligence who was smuggled into the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 27. world Sat, 12 May 2012 09:15:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/editorials/dig_0517 One of the most effective means of social control under capitalism is the threat of losing your job. editorials Sat, 12 May 2012 09:13:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/world/greece_and_france_0517 While the elections in Greece and France had a common thread — rejecting austerity — their impacts will be different. world Sat, 12 May 2012 09:10:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/us/ilps_0517 Thousands of activists plan to come to Chicago to protest the May 20 summit of the so-called North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But this U.S.-dominated gang of warmakers and enforcers for the banks will not be the only international organization meeting in Chicago that weekend. us Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/antiwar/meet_us_in_chicago_at_abolish_nato_events antiwar Fri, 11 May 2012 16:36:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/us/racist_killer_cop_0517 In a move as outrageous as it was predictable, a Westchester, N.Y., grand jury — under the instructions of the prosecutor — has covered up the killing of yet another innocent Black victim of a racist police assault. us Thu, 10 May 2012 22:32:00 EDT http://www.workers.org/2012/us/stop_frisk_0517 In one of the most highly publicized political trials that New York City has seen recently, all 20 defendants were convicted of disorderly conduct for exercising their First Amendment rights and addressing their grievances against New York City’s Stop and Frisk policy. us Thu, 10 May 2012 22:28:00 EDT