Published July 19 in Sputnik News. Translation Resumen Latinoamericano, North America bureau. Lightly edited by WW staff. Women in Caracas slums have a plan. They are setting up an economic system that allows them to ensure that food arrives directly from producers to their tables. Organization is key; it is . . .
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The white supremacist, misogynist U.S. President Donald Trump continued his racist tirade for a second week in a row against “The Squad,” as the four Congresswomen of color proudly call themselves. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) are Puerto Rican, Somali, African-American . . .
Continue reading ‘The squad’ won’t back down from Trump’s attacks at Workers.org
Britain’s aggressive maneuvers against Iran have put the possibility of a major war in West Asia on the front burner for the second time this year. In a conflict between the world’s imperialist powers and an independent capitalist country — in this case between U.S. and British imperialism on one . . .
Continue reading U.S., Britain: Hands off Iran at Workers.org
Supporters filled the first floor of the People’s Forum in Manhattan on July 19 to welcome Janet and Janine Africa, two members of the MOVE Organization who were released from prison this summer after nearly 40 years behind bars. The two shared harrowing accounts of their decades as political prisoners . . .
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The United Auto Workers has begun negotiations for new contracts with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Current contracts expire in mid-September. For the first time in decades, UAW International President Gary Jones has raised the specter of a strike. Jones informed GM CEO Mary Barra and company negotiators . . .
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Despite temperatures in the high 90s, the Puerto Rican community from across Philadelphia converged at Ninth Street and Hunting Park Avenue on July 19 to demand the resignation of Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello. This protest was in solidarity with the thousands of working people who have been in the . . .
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Many thousands of people with disabilities and our allies endured oppressive heat July 14 to march, roll, ride and scoot in the streets of New York City for the fifth annual parade to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 29 years ago. Italian-American immigrant and wheelchair . . .
Continue reading Led by Disability Rights Pioneer Nadina LaSpina, Disability Pride Parade rocks NYC for fifth consecutive year at Workers.org
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