A FIST appeal to youth: Attend Workers World Party conference

The looming global financial crisis has already hurt young people, leaving nearly 75 million young people unemployed around the world.…

October 21, 2013

Anti-racists shut down white supremacists in Philadelphia

Around 200 anti-racist activists, primarily young people, stopped the skinheads in their tracks, physically confronting their gathering in a triumphant…

October 21, 2013

First Nation protesters tell Southwestern Energy to “Frack off!”

Acting on behalf of a U.S. energy company, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police staged a surprise, early morning attack on…

October 21, 2013

Marches in Portugal, Italy protest austerity

The main Portuguese union federation, the CGTP-IN, reported Oct. 19 that “Many tens of thousands of workers marched today in…

October 21, 2013

Two workers die as BART management operates trains during strike in California

Oct. 19 — With the strike by the Bay Area Rapid Transit workers in only the second day, two BART…

October 20, 2013

Global march against Monsanto says ‘Label it or ban it!’

Hundreds of activists gathered in Philadelphia at Independence Mall next to the Liberty Bell as part of the second annual…

October 20, 2013

Suit against U.N. over cholera in Haiti

Even though its responsibility for introducing and spreading cholera in Haiti has been irrefutably established, the United Nations has refused…

October 20, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 21

Marriage comes under control of the state The widespread employment of agricultural production in certain areas of the planet generated…

October 20, 2013

Syria: U.S. still aims for ‘regime change’

By David Sole and John Catalinotto In a reversal of its usual role, Human Rights Watch on Oct. 11 released…

October 20, 2013

Lebanese trade unionist tells WW: War on Syria also aimed at Lebanon

New York City — Mohammad Kassem is a longtime trade union leader in Lebanon, and a fighter for the sovereignty…

October 20, 2013