U.S. and Canada

Anti-drone protest: ‘Rich man’s war, poor people’s blood’

The grassroots group Upstate Drone Action delivered a citizens’ war crime indictment to the chain of command at Hancock Air…

October 7, 2017

Roanoke struggles display people’s power

Roanoke, Va. — An intense week of class struggle events in Roanoke, Va., displayed the power of poor and working…

October 7, 2017

A salute to Rev. Edward Pinkney

The International Action Center and Workers World Party held a Sept. 30 reception to welcome former political ­prisoner Rev. Edward…

October 7, 2017

Activists ‘die-in’ over budget cuts to HIV, youth housing

Sept. 25 — In response to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s murderous budget cuts to HIV, housing and youth services, protesters…

October 7, 2017

The politics behind the NFL protests

The fourth week of the National Football League season saw continuing protests by its players kneeling, sitting, linking arms and/or…

October 5, 2017

Houston activists demand Indigenous Peoples Day

Houston activists rallied at a statue of slave owner Sam Houston, then marched to a statue of Christopher Columbus in…

October 5, 2017

Harlem Abolition Forum counters police violence

An Abolition Forum in Harlem on Oct. 1 included free food, drinks, talks by activists, a recording from political prisoner…

October 5, 2017

Freedom fighter Takiyah Thompson in NYC Oct. 14

Freedom fighter Takiyah Thompson, the North Carolina Central University student and Workers World Party member who climbed the Confederate statue…

October 5, 2017

Why FEMA can’t protect us

First came the devastation of hurricanes Harvey in Houston and Irma in Florida. Now, an even more terrible disaster is…

October 4, 2017

Pennsylvania prisons ban WW for supporting ‘fight against white supremacy’

A letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) received by WW Publishers on Sept. 11 stated, “The August 31…

October 2, 2017