U.S. and Canada

Federal workers protest austerity, say no to ‘sequestration’

Washington, D.C. — Some 1,500 federal employees protested near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., demanding that Congress stop the federal…

February 25, 2013

North Carolina students and youth convene, mount fightback

Raleigh, N.C. — Nearly two years since tens of thousands of students and workers occupied  the Wisconsin state Capitol and a…

February 25, 2013

The gun debate, commodity fetishism and alienation

Editor’s note: This is an abridged version of an article that originally appeared at Can’t Jail the Revolution, “home of…

February 22, 2013

U.S. anti-war movement to discuss imperialist aims in Mali

The United National Antiwar Coalition will host an educational conference call on Feb. 24 to discuss the current situation in…

February 22, 2013

Philadelphia protesters hit school privatization plans

Hundreds of students, parents, school workers and community activists protested at a meeting of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission against…

February 22, 2013

Inquiring minds read Marxist’s work

Author and Workers World Party leader Fred Goldstein was at the Inquiring Minds Bookstore in Saugerties, N.Y., in the Hudson…

February 22, 2013

WW editor’s fracking essay wins Havana Book Fair prize

Workers World contributing editor Betsey Piette was honored with a prize at a ceremony at the International Book Fair in…

February 22, 2013

Philadelphia community activist Askia Sabur acquitted on all charges

Philadelphia — After less than an hour of deliberation on Feb. 19, a jury acquitted Black community activist, Askia Sabur, on…

February 22, 2013

LGBTQ activists protest exclusionary, Zionist policies

New York — Nearly two years after the New York City Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Community Center first barred the groups…

February 21, 2013

In Kansas: ‘Stand up! Fight back!’

Special to Workers World Members of numerous organizations are mobilizing statewide and beyond for a “Stand Up! Fight Back!” Feb.…

February 21, 2013