Home » Global » Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses rally for Palestine outside the U.N. in New York City on Sept. 25, 2025. In his fourth speech in as many years before the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro…
Home » U.S. and Canada » Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated Dr. Tom Alter addresses his supporters at a downtown rally Sept. 25 in St. Marcos, Texas. By CG Bartell Texas Hill Country Texas State University in San Marcos — a city located between San Antonio and Austin — abruptly fired tenured history…
By actively partnering with the U.S. government to smuggle communications hardware into Iran, Elon Musk is once again aiding Washington’s attempts at regime change. This fits into a long pattern of both American efforts to dislodge the government in Tehran and Musk’s close collaboration with the U.S. national security state, helping it to achieve its…
It is election season once again, and that means that the world’s eyes are drawn to our corrupt two-party duopoly. With a rapidly aging Biden decaying in front of us, Donald Trump is now a heavy favorite to become Commander-in-Chief of the US empire once more. Trump has chosen JD Vance as his running mate,…
TikTok is once again under public scrutiny. The video-sharing platform is the subject of a Senate hearing into child safety online. Republican Senators were quick to paint it as a nefarious Chinese plot to take down America. But apart from some blatantly racist questions, Senator Tom Cotton asked its Singaporean CEO Shou Zi Chew. A…
Remember when Kim Jong-un died? Back in 2020, corporate media was awash with reports that the North Korean leader had died or was in a “vegetative state.” Yet, just days after the media frenzy, he appeared alive and well. So how did the likes of CNN, MSNBC and The Economist get the story so disastrously…
Washington DC — (Scheerpost) — When I joined the CIA in January 1990, I did it to serve my country and to see the world. I believed at the time that we were the “good guys.” I believed that the United States was a force for good around the world. I wanted to put my…
Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little sign of abating. Demonstrators are motivated by increasingly unlivable economic conditions spurred by crippling U.S.-led international sanctions against Damascus. These have produced hyperinflation, mass food insecurity, and many daily hardships for…
Seymour Hersh / Substack — I do not know much about covert CIA operations—no outsider can—but I do understand that the essential component of all successful missions is total deniability. The American men and women who moved, under cover, in and out of Norway in the months it took to plan and carry out the…
Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is ineligible for a third…
From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country’s indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. In most cases,…
From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country’s indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. In most cases,…
In a groundbreaking investigation, renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton has blown the lid off a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files, recently obtained through Freedom of Information laws, expose shocking ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color within the United States. Burton’s findings expose MKULTRA’s sinister mission to…
In this day and age, it can sometimes feel like satire is dead. This is doubly true if one turns on a television to watch what passes for it. Yet genuinely sharp, cutting political comedy is enjoying a renaissance on platforms like TikTok, as young comedians who otherwise would not get a shot are stepping…
Home » Global » Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses rally for Palestine outside the U.N. in New York City on Sept. 25, 2025. In his fourth speech in as many years before the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro…
Home » U.S. and Canada » Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated Dr. Tom Alter addresses his supporters at a downtown rally Sept. 25 in St. Marcos, Texas. By CG Bartell Texas Hill Country Texas State University in San Marcos — a city located between San Antonio and Austin — abruptly fired tenured history…
Assata Shakur In honor of Assata Shakur’s 75th birthday on July 16, Workers World reprinted this slightly edited version of her Oct. 5, 2013, open letter first posted on Workers World on Dec. 30, 2014. Shakur died on Sept. 25, 2025, in Havana, Cuba, at age 78. My name is Assata Shakur, and I am…
Home » Editorials » Workers force Europe’s capitalists to act on Palestine Generally the capitalist class and its state apparatus conduct themselves in a manner detrimental to workers and oppressed people. Yet sometimes there’s a deviation from this pattern. When that happens, it’s important to examine how the pressure from the working class pushed the…