Betsey Piette. WW PHOTO: Joe Piette Despite decades of wars and occupations of countries abroad, the U.S. faces a global challenge it is unable to contain. This challenge is multifaceted, but three things stand out: One is the relentless resistance of the people of Palestine and West Asia in elevating their struggle for a free…
Home » Im/migrants and Refugees » Portland Memorial Day protest for Palestine Portland, Oregon Portland for Palestine and Veterans For Peace held a powerful protest on May 26, Memorial Day, calling on the U.S. to stop funding genocide in Gaza. A leaflet for the protest said: “Our government funds the genocide in Gaza and maintains…
Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the…
The Council of Europe, of which Russia is no longer a member, has decided to create an international criminal tribunal to try Russian crimes in Ukraine. As a matter of fact, neither Russia nor Ukraine are members of the current International Criminal Court. ☞ As this tribunal will never be endorsed by the United Nations,…
By Dee Sánchez This article is based on a talk given during a May 18 Workers World Party national discussion focused on “The decline of imperialism, the global class war today, the changing working class and the tasks of the party.” Translation: ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.’ WW PHOTO: Dee…
Home » Global » Africa » Burkina Faso: They’re not vassals … The author, a veteran of the struggle for national liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde, writes on African developments for Avante, the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, which published this article on May 15, 2025. Translation: John Catalinotto Map shows Africa’s…
Home » Global » PDF of May 29 print issue Download the PDF Big budget robs poor, feeds rich Statement on D.C. shooting Nakba protests Genocide in Gaza Strike wins at NJ Transit On the picket line Farm workers vs ICE Pride 2025! Cuban & Rainbow flag side by side Leslie Feinberg on Cuba and…
Few Western voices have braved the gates of Gaza during Israel’s ongoing military assault. Fewer still have returned to tell the story. Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American writer and humanitarian, is one of them. In this sobering episode of “The Watchdog,” Abulhawa sits down with host Lowkey to describe the irreversible psychological toll of witnessing Israel’s…
Martha Grevatt on UAW picket line. This article is based on the talk Grevatt made during Workers World Party’s May 18 national meeting in New York City addressing the topics, “The decline of imperialism, the global class struggle today, the changing working class and the tasks of the party.” In 1848 Karl Marx and Friedrich…
The following edited article was first published on June 1, 2007, as Part 100 of Leslie Feinberg’s Lavender and Red series. Feinberg, an acclaimed author and writer on transgender liberation, was a managing editor of Workers World newspaper. To read the complete Lavender and Red series go to: workers.org/book/lavender-red/ Cuba tried to isolate the spread…
Home » LGBTQIA2S+ liberation » Workers World celebrates LGBTQIA2S+ Pride: ‘We won’t go back!’ Editor’s note: For over half a century, Workers World newspaper has covered the global struggle to end all forms of discrimination, persecution and violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual and Two-Spirit communities. A contingent from Youth Against War…
Israeli officials often claim that Hamas has been looting aid heading to Gaza, yet the evidence suggests the opposite. New reports and eyewitness accounts indicate that Israel is backing ISIS-linked militants who are working to replace Hamas security forces and are looting humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of IDF drones. New evidence recently emerged…
UN Under-Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator Tom Fletcher, at the Security Council on May 13. I was deeply shocked and disturbed by your recent remarks during the Security Council briefing on Tuesday, 13 May, in which you stated, “What more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide and to…
I am writing to you in continuation of the letters addressed to the President of the Security Council dated 24 April, 30 April, 6 May, 7 May and 8 May 2025, regarding India’s baseless allegations against Pakistan, its unilateral and unjustified measures, including suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, threatening posture as well as unprovoked…
Betsey Piette. WW PHOTO: Joe Piette Despite decades of wars and occupations of countries abroad, the U.S. faces a global challenge it is unable to contain. This challenge is multifaceted, but three things stand out: One is the relentless resistance of the people of Palestine and West Asia in elevating their struggle for a free…
Home » Im/migrants and Refugees » Portland Memorial Day protest for Palestine Portland, Oregon Portland for Palestine and Veterans For Peace held a powerful protest on May 26, Memorial Day, calling on the U.S. to stop funding genocide in Gaza. A leaflet for the protest said: “Our government funds the genocide in Gaza and maintains…
Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the…
The Council of Europe, of which Russia is no longer a member, has decided to create an international criminal tribunal to try Russian crimes in Ukraine. As a matter of fact, neither Russia nor Ukraine are members of the current International Criminal Court. ☞ As this tribunal will never be endorsed by the United Nations,…