California

California fires are crises of capitalism

By Gloria Verdieu and M. Matsemela-Ali Odom Nov. 16 — Over the past two decades, forest fires have become a…

November 19, 2018

California rapper released from prison 26 years after lyrics used to convict him

Anerae Brown, a 44-year-old rapper from Sacramento, Calif., was finally granted parole in September after 26 years behind bars. Brown…

October 7, 2018

In Los Angeles, the Harriet Tubman Center dares to struggle

The Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice is a hub for progressive activists in Southern California. Located in Los Angeles,…

October 7, 2018

San Diego remembers Sagon Penn

Members of the San Diego Committee Against Police Brutality (CAPB) and ­Workers World Party remembered the legacy of Sagon Penn…

August 30, 2018

Second month of encampment at ICE in Los Angeles

Occupy ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) held an encampment at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles throughout July and…

August 30, 2018

San Diego affirms: ‘Black August Is Black Love’

The “Black August is Black Love” art show, lecture and open mic was held on the evening of Aug. 10…

August 16, 2018

California education workers militant and in motion

After months of negotiations, the University of California Service Workers, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299,…

May 17, 2018

‘Socialism and the Black Liberation Struggle’ at Oakland, Calif., meeting

Oakland, Calif. — "Socialism and the Black Liberation Struggle" was the topic of the forum held in Oakland on Feb.…

February 13, 2018

Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican independence fighter and former U.S. political prisoner, kicks off southern California tour

Workers World Party and the International Action Center were guests at an invitation-only luncheon with Oscar Lopez Rivera, former political…

February 8, 2018

San Diego: In defense of Chicano Park

By Zola Muhammad and Carl Muhammad San Diego Around 50 white supremacists were in the minority on Feb. 3, when…

February 5, 2018