United States

Detroit WWP hosts Marxist conference

“Marxism: The Science Behind the Struggle” was the theme of a two-day educational conference Aug. 23-24 hosted by Detroit Workers…

August 28, 2014

Eric Garner to occupied Palestine: A common enemy & struggle

Against the illuminating backdrop of the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, there exists disturbing parallels between the cowardly New York…

July 29, 2014

The great train robbery: Swedish railroad strike against Veolia escalates

Stockholm, Sweden -- A train strike in southern Sweden has evolved into a major battle about worsening working conditions in…

June 17, 2014

Syria’s elections: Big setback to imperialist war plans

Damascus, Syria -- Nearly 12 million Syrians cast their ballots on June 3 at 9,601 open polling sites across Syria…

June 11, 2014

A fist, a brain and May Day

Someone or something is coming at you. What do you do? You make a fist. You have four fingers and…

April 21, 2014

Tweets, the Cuban 5 and the U.S. blockade

A widely distributed Associated Press article on April 3 revealed details of yet another covert U.S. program meant to undermine…

April 5, 2014

The planet’s parasites

It should come as no surprise to any worker that the rich are getting richer, while the majority of people…

January 30, 2014

The low-wage spark

The struggle to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, which is being embraced not only…

January 25, 2014

Fighting for reproductive justice in a sea of reaction

What is the state of abortion rights in the United States on Jan. 22, the 41st anniversary of Roe v.…

January 22, 2014

Dr. King’s struggle legacy and today’s crisis of the cities

The federal holiday that commemorates martyred civil rights, social justice and peace activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. takes…

January 20, 2014