Youth and Students

Fired for striking, grad students win reinstatement

Graduate student workers at the University of California-Santa Cruz, represented by United Auto Workers Local 2865, have won the rehiring…

August 20, 2020

A voice from New Orleans schools: ‘Are we gonna be alive?’

By Big E New Orleans This slightly edited talk was given at the Aug. 6 Workers World Party webinar, “War…

August 13, 2020

Students demand:  ‘Police-free schools!’

A crowd of about 150 students, teachers, parents and community members rallied on July 25 to get cops out of…

July 31, 2020

Philly marches for ‘¡Justicia por Vanessa!’

Over 100 people, predominantly Mexican-American and young, marched in Philadelphia on July 12 to demand justice for Pfc. Vanessa Guillén.…

July 24, 2020

Berkeley City Council refuses to counter cops

Berkeley, Calif. “Don’t Believe the Hype,” released in 1988 by Public Enemy, still rings true today in Berkeley. Local media…

July 23, 2020

Outrage over Trump attack: Portland movement fights back

Federal officers were deployed to “quell” Portland’s protests beginning the weekend of July 10 and continuing the following week. Camouflaged…

July 21, 2020

Like apple pie and baseball — and football

Tom Morello — renowned Black guitarist in the band Rage Against the Machine — spoke truth to power when he…

July 20, 2020

SIGN THE PETITION SHUT DOWN FORT HOOD NOW! JUSTICE FOR  PFC. VANESSA GUILLÉN!

Petition issued by F.I.R.E. (Fight for Im/Migrants & Refugees Everywhere) and the IAC (International Action Center). fightformigrants.org/. iacenter.org/. SIGN THE…

July 17, 2020

Trump’s xenophobic attack on international students

July 13 - Unions representing graduate student workers, many international, organized simultaneous July 13 rallies from coast to coast in…

July 14, 2020

What is needed to reopen schools in the U.S.?

July 13 — The Trump administration has ignored facts, science and the advice of experts when issuing an order for…

July 14, 2020