U.S. and Canada

World slams U.S. spying

Under increasing pressure and scrutiny from civil rights groups, public polls — and even their own imperialist allies — the…

January 30, 2014

Gov. Chris Christie’s ‘Bridgegate’ — Follow the money

The sordid workings of bourgeois politics have been in the spotlight in the New York-New Jersey area for several months.…

January 29, 2014

MLK honored in Milwaukee

Milwaukee — St. Francis of Assisi Church in Milwaukee was packed Jan. 20 for the Justice Coalition's 13th annual MLK…

January 29, 2014

Richard Sherman and the NFL’s exploitation

With 55.9 million television viewers watching the National Football Conference championship game on Jan. 19, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman…

January 28, 2014

Struggles featured at MLK Day actions

Following are reports by Workers World correspondents Bill Bateman, Jim McMahan and Gloria Rubac on a few of the Martin…

January 28, 2014

Court nixes giveaway to banks

Detroit -- In what the corporate media have called a “stunning blow” to Wall Street, two of the biggest capitalist…

January 27, 2014

On the picket line

Low-wage workers in six states get raises While the federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour, some low-paid…

January 25, 2014

‘Trayvon 2’ fight for justice

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 75 supporters packed the courtroom on Jan. 13 to support “the Trayvon 2,” Hannibal and…

January 25, 2014

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

Atlanta -- From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…

January 25, 2014

Court strikes down Pennsylvania voter ID law

Civil rights activists in Pennsylvania won a victory on Jan. 17 when the state’s Commonwealth Court judge, Bernard L. McGinley, struck…

January 25, 2014