Protesters in northern Kosovo clashed with NATO occupation forces and Kosovo police May 29. On May 30, a CNN article stated that “protesters threw Molotov cocktails at NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops and used batons to beat their riot shields.” Serbians in Kosovo battle NATO troops, May 29, 2023. The fighting stems from the period…

By James Patrick Jordan Note: This article, first published by Black Agenda Report, has been edited for the May 25, 2023, print issue of Workers World. Read in full at tinyurl.com/yck3k98y. Three prisoners in the U.S.-built prison in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, starved to death between Aug. 23 and Sept. 27, 2022. The website Haiti Libre reports:…

Home » Human needs before profits » Postal workers on the rise Washington, D.C. Postal workers protest May 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Some 400 to 500 postal workers and supporters rallied at the Postal Headquarters at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington D.C., on  May 9. All four postal unions — the National Association of Letter…

May 27 marked the third anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd, which sparked a massive upsurge. But three years later the wave of racist killings has not subsided. Caption: Demonstrators at protest over George Floyd’s murder, Philadelphia, May 2020. Credit: Joe Piette. Nearly two years ago, on June 25, 2021, Derek Chauvin, the…

Home » Global » Asia & the Pacific » Erdogan reelected by narrow margin in Türkiye A few hours after the official Turkish election commission announced that Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been reelected as president of Türkiye with over 52% of the vote, President Joe Biden congratulated him and said, “I look forward to continuing…

Home » U.S. and Canada » Workers World Party intersex candidate opens Seattle City Council campaign Seattle Liv Morgan Liv Morgan, an intersex Workers World Party member, declared her candidacy for Seattle City Council, District 3, on May 25. Her campaign as an official write-in candidate is breaking new ground in the struggle of oppressed…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Workers World suspended printing and mailing of the newspaper in March 2020. We have continued publishing articles on workers.org, along with a weekly PDF of what would have been the printed version. We are pleased to announce that we have resumed printing and mailing on a monthly basis, for now.…

Home » U.S. and Canada » Los Angeles Mass labor action builds WGA strike momentum “Solidarity Is Power” lead banner of the LA County Labor Federation “Unions Strike Back” march, May 26, 2023. Thousands of workers from many unions shut down major intersections outside Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena during Friday rush hour on May 26,…

Home » U.S. and Canada » SeattleWalkout at Amazon set for May 31 Near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters are the Spheres where workers plan to rally during their May 31 walkout. Seattle Amazon’s recent layoffs, return to office mandates and a lack of action in dealing with its massive carbon emissions are what’s leading workers at Amazon’s…

You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you’d better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave “MintCast” host Alan MacLeod on today’s episode of the series. A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations…

Amid a crisis in recruitment, the U.S. military has found a new way of convincing a war-weary Generation Z to enlist: thirst traps. Chief among these attractive young women in uniform posting sexually suggestive content alongside subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) calls to join up is Hailey Lujan. In between the thirst traps and memes, the…

Writers Guild-East (WGAE) strikers and their supporters from Boston-area unions, recently organized Boston University graduate and residence-life workers, and graduates in red caps and gowns — more than 1,000 people — converged on BU’s commencement May 21. The target of their anger: the union-busting commencement speaker, David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Boston University…