Wanted posters target Puerto Rico Fiscal Control Board ‘mercenaries’

Philadelphia — Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017. But over a year earlier, in June 2016,…

October 16, 2018

Lessons of the Paris and Shanghai communes

Lately, great interest and support for the idea of socialism has developed in the U.S., especially among younger generations —…

October 16, 2018

Disability, racist profiling and the Portland police

Portland, Ore. — Police shot and killed Samuel Rice, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental disabilities, here on…

October 16, 2018

Michigan labor on the move

Almost six years ago, Michigan became a “right-to-work” state. The bill, passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov.…

October 14, 2018

UPS rank-and-file overrule leaders, reject two-tier pay

The Teamsters union announced on Oct. 5 that a majority of members voting on a new contract at United Parcel…

October 14, 2018

On the picket line

APWU counters Trump plan to privatize U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service is once again under attack. In August,…

October 14, 2018

‘McStrike’: Low-wage workers walkout in Britain

Low-wage workers at four companies in the retail and hospitality industry, sick and tired of being exploited on the job,…

October 14, 2018

Judge rules expulsion is racist

In a decision issued Oct. 3 in California, Judge Edward Chen called the Department of Homeland Security’s “actions … based…

October 14, 2018

Ramona Africa: Harriet’s granddaughter

Workers World Party joins thousands around the world in the call to help our sister, Ramona Africa, fight for her…

October 13, 2018

In Philadelphia, a protest of draconian state prison policies

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is backing draconian measures to restrict mail, books and periodicals available to prisoners. On Oct. 10,…

October 13, 2018