Below is a talk on Marxism and the environment given by Workers World Editor Deirdre Griswold to a Workers World Party forum in New York on April 26, 2013. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote a century and a half ago. Climate change is a modern problem. So why do we say that Marxism is [...]
Displaying all posts for Workers World Party
Marxism, capitalism and the environment
By
Deirdre Griswold April 29, 2013 » Add the second comment.
Not another war! Pentagon out of Korea
By
Deirdre Griswold April 2, 2013 » Add the second comment.
For a second month, tens of thousands of U.S. and south Korean troops are carrying out simulated assaults on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — north Korea. For the first time during these annual “exercises,” designated as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, nuclear-capable B-2 bombers flew from Missouri to south Korea and back in [...]
Answering a wrong analysis: U.S. working class will fight back
By
Greg Butterfield March 11, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Whenever revolutionary activists from the United States travel abroad, among the first questions they are asked by their peers is the state of the U.S. working class. What is the mood of the workers? When will they fight back? Why is this? Because people’s movements around the world — regardless of location or differences in [...]
The gun debate, commodity fetishism and alienation
By
Editor February 22, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Editor’s note: This is an abridged version of an article that originally appeared at Can’t Jail the Revolution, “home of the revolutionary socialist youth of Workers World Party,” at cantjailtherevolution.org. By Tom Michalak and Raymond Duprey The tragic memory of the events in Newtown, Conn., at Sandy Hook Elementary School is still fresh on the [...]
Hurricane Sandy & the road to socialism
Excerpts from a talk by Caleb T. Maupin, WWP youth organizer, at the Nov. 17-18, 2012, Workers World Party conference in New York. See video at youtube.com/wwpvideo. The revolutionary African-American poet Langston Hughes wrote this poem for a large gathering of Communists in 1932: “Put one more ‘S’ in the U.S.A. And make it Soviet [...]
Indian women’s conference unites politics, protest & culture
By
LeiLani Dowell February 12, 2013 » Add the second comment.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India — Just a month after the horrific gang rape of a young woman in Delhi, India, sparked militant marches of thousands throughout the country, a national conference of Indian women was held to build, organize and strengthen the anti-imperialist women’s movement. Some 1,200 delegates from across India attended the 3rd All-India Women’s Conference, [...]
U.S. perpetuates rape culture
By
Editor February 7, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The following remarks were written by Elena, a youth-oriented organizer and a member of the Durham, N.C., branch of Workers World Party. Elena was scheduled to represent the International Action Center at the 3rd All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatane (AIMSS) conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, being held Jan. 29-31, along with Workers World managing editor, [...]
United struggle wins justice for Stephanie Nickerson
By
Cameron Aviles January 25, 2013 » Add the second comment.
Durham, N.C. — On Jan. 24. charges were dropped, including resisting arrest and assault on a police officer, against Stephanie Nickerson. This is a huge victory for all forces of activism and resistance in Durham, N.C., who contributed to getting the charges dropped for Nickerson and to forcing Officer Cpl. Brian Schnee to resign from [...]
WWP organizers to attend women’s conference in India
By
Kris Hamel January 24, 2013 » Add the first comment.
At the end of January, the 3rd All India Women’s Conference will take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Organized by AIMSS, the All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatane, this gathering will include women from across India, as well as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, along with other international delegations. Among them will be two revolutionaries from [...]
New WW youth blog takes inspiration from Black Panther Party
By
Editor January 22, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The youth of Workers World Party have gone live with a new collaborative blog entitled “Can’t Jail the Revolution.” The blog’s name takes inspiration from Black Panther Party leader Huey P. Newton’s quote, “You can jail the revolutionary, but you can’t jail the revolution.” The site will feature a wide variety of original content produced [...]
