WW interviews Attica survivor Che Nieves − Part 3:  ‘50 years later, Attica hasn’t changed’

The following is part three of an edited interview with Che Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and a founding member of the Young Lords Party in Greenhaven and Attica Prisons, conducted July 20 by Monica Moorehead, a Workers World managing editor. More segments of the interview . . .

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Honoring Nat Turner’s rebellion − a blow against slavery

August 21 marks the 190th anniversary of the bold, courageous insurrection against the genocidal system of enslavement led by Nat Turner in 1831. Although the capitalist ruling class and media have vilified Turner, he has been viewed as a hero by millions of Black and other oppressed people in the . . .

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Philadelphia, homelessness and the opioid crisis − Commentary

A spirited protest took place in Philadelphia’s Kensington area Aug. 11, with a large group of neighbors, concerned people and organizations marching from McPherson Square Park to a City Council meeting at Elkins Elementary School. What were folks rallying about? The City of Philadelphia had announced that it would once . . .

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