COVID-19

As coronavirus spreads disability activists fight for their rights

New York “The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has reminded us that from one moment to the next anyone can become a…

March 26, 2020

Palestine battles the pandemic

There have been relatively few confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 among the Palestinian population compared with the Israelis infected.…

March 26, 2020

Syria and Iran struggle against sanctions during pandemic

This article appeared in the March 21 issue of Junge Welt, a German daily newspaper. Translation by John Catalinotto. Recently,…

March 26, 2020

Shame on you, Mayor de Blasio – a WW commentary

The National Basketball Association was the first of all the professional U.S. sports leagues to suspend their regular season after…

March 23, 2020

Anti-Asian racism accelerates — WW commentary

March 22 -- As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic accelerates in the U.S. -- amid appeals for the population to “work…

March 23, 2020

Boston school bus drivers win emergency full pay during school closure

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. On March 16, elected…

March 23, 2020

El virus desencadena el caos capitalista

16 de marzo - El mercado de valores se derrumbó hoy. El promedio industrial Dow Jones de los precios de…

March 23, 2020

On the picket line

Worker and public safety top 700,000-member AFGE health concerns The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 700,000 federal and…

March 19, 2020

Spa workers take direct action in Austin, Texas – WW commentary

The writer is a worker at a health spa in Austin. March 16 -- The spread of coronavirus COVID-19 throughout…

March 19, 2020

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

The following are lightly edited testimonies about the health care system response to the coronavirus COVID-19 from several workers who…

March 19, 2020