“It is inhumane, and by its design it is driving men insane. Solitary confinement makes the criminal justice system the criminal.” Anthony Graves, survivor of death row and solitary confinement, speaks in Houston after his exoneration and release. WW Photo: Gloria Rubac These words were testimony presented to the U.S. . . .
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In 1966, one of the first transgender-led rebellions occurred in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot served as the prelude to the founding of the modern queer movement. Youth Against War and Fascism, a mass organization sponsored by Workers World Party, participated in the 1974 Pride . . .
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Beluche is a Panamanian political analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. On January 9, 1964, a true popular revolution in the full sense of the word caused a turning point in U.S. policy in Panama, when 60 years of accumulated contradictions exploded. The mass action shattered the dream of riches that the . . .
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The Italian web newspaper Il Manifesto published this article on Jan. 11. In May, four months from now, large-scale production of the new nuclear bomb B61-12 will begin in the United States. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), part of the United States Department of Energy (DoE), recently made this . . .
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This lightly edited excerpt is from part 105 of Leslie Feinberg’s “Lavender and Red” series on the interconnections between LGBTQ+ lives and socialism. The 120-part series appeared in Workers World from 2004-2008. The sections on Cuba are available in “Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba,” available in free PDF download . . .
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El 17 de enero será el día festivo oficial en honor al nacimiento del reverendo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., cuyo 93º cumpleaños es el 15 de enero. El tercer lunes de enero ha sido el día festivo oficial de King para muchos trabajadores desde enero de 1986, después de . . .
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