Human needs before profits

Workers rally for union and housing rights

Worker leader and whistleblower Chris Smalls and a dozen Amazon workers led a Labor Day weekend workers assembly Sept. 4,…

September 6, 2021

Report from New Orleans: Government does nothing for the poor

Sept. 1 — Gavrielle Gemma, union and political organizer since the 1970s and now working with the New Orleans-based Workers…

September 2, 2021

Ida: ‘Capitalism accelerates misery’

The Central Gulf Coast branch of Workers World Party issued the following statement Aug. 29. As Hurricane Ida slams into…

September 1, 2021

COVID-19: Socialist/progressive countries vs. capitalist?

For a look at how the following figures were derived, given the difficulty of comparing data on COVID-19, see the…

September 1, 2021

STOP THE EVICTIONS!

For anyone struggling to pay their rent and worried about eviction, the past few weeks have been an emotional roller…

September 1, 2021

Hazardous heat: Capitalism can’t cope

Bill Stevens died from hyperthermia after falling asleep in his chair on July 2 during Portland’s record-breaking temperatures of up…

September 1, 2021

Workers Assembly Against Racism: Union rights, cancel rent!

On Labor Day weekend, show solidarity with Workers Assembly Against Racism, Chris Smalls and workers fighting to organize Staten Island’s…

August 30, 2021

Deadly overdoses increase; Lifesaving naloxone in short supply

In 2020, the number of fatal opioid overdoses increased 30% over 2019, leaving 93,000 people dead. These people could have…

August 26, 2021

Overdose Awareness Day: Mourning those lost

August 31 may seem like a normal day to people, but to those who have been touched by the opioid…

August 20, 2021

Philadelphia, homelessness and the opioid crisis

A spirited protest took place in Philadelphia’s Kensington area Aug. 11, with a large group of neighbors, concerned people and…

August 20, 2021