U.S. and Canada

The right of self-determination and the class struggle

Nov. 25, 1983 (reprinted from the Dec. 8, 1983 Workers World) Of all the great domestic political problems facing the…

December 15, 2014

Justice Department intervention no cure to cop terror

Over the last several years police departments known for using lethal force against oppressed peoples have faced civil rights investigations…

December 14, 2014

Why was DeAndre Joshua killed?

DeAndre Joshua was a 20-year-old Black man who lived in Ferguson, Mo. He worked the night shift at Walmart. He…

December 14, 2014

Anti-abortion laws used to deny rights of pregnant women

A controversial issue raised in the Nov. 4 election was “personhood” — whether fertilized eggs should be defined as persons,…

December 14, 2014

“Kill the Messenger” – Gary Webb told the truth

Gary Webb told the truth about CIA-backed contra terrorists selling drugs to finance their dirty war against Nicaragua in the…

December 14, 2014

Tribute to Leslie Feinberg

She brought ‘trans’ into labor’s vocabulary In 1895, the year that Frederick Engels died, a 25-year-old V.I. Lenin wrote a…

December 14, 2014

CIA ‘exposed’ but protected; Bush and company off the hook

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA torture reveals in detail the unrestrained brutality its operatives have carried out at…

December 13, 2014

Operation restore trust?

Dec. 2 — The flames of Ferguson have eaten their fill, and its eerie glow has cast light on how…

December 12, 2014

On the picket line

By Matty Starrdust and Sue Davis Minn. janitors strike on ‘Black’ Friday Joining other strikers on “Black” Friday, Nov. 28,…

December 12, 2014

Michigan struggle demands transgender civil rights

Detroit — The victories for marriage equality represent a huge advance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer movement in…

December 11, 2014