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[l] at 4/29/25 7:06pm
First Secretary of Workers World Party This International Workers Day is anything but normal This year, the usual May Day platitudes are insufficient. The economic and political crisis of the capitalist system — for U.S. and world imperialism — is more severe than at any other time in our lifetime. . . . Continue reading Revolutionary change is urgent: This May Day must be a day of reckoning for the working class – Business as usual is over at Workers.org

[Category: Global, Revolutionary Theory and Practice, Stop imperialist war and occupation, Top, West Asia/ North Africa, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 4/29/25 7:00pm
Supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal hosted a vibrant and revolutionary program in honor of his 71st birthday on April 24, through a webinar entitled: “Twisted laws: Mumia, Universities and Palestine.”  Panelist from top left: Gabe Bryant, Maya, Nicholas, Zach, Rishi, Muhammed and Bina. The program, chaired by Gabriel . . . Continue reading Webinar: Twisted laws: Mumia, universities and Palestine at Workers.org

[Category: Global, Prisons: tear them down, Racism and Self-Determination, Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa]

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[l] at 4/29/25 6:52pm
Chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) jointly organized a demonstration in New York City on April 24 on the one-year anniversary of university encampments in the U.S. in support of Palestine. New York City, April 24, 2025. (WW Photo: Brenda Ryan) Protesters rallied at Washington Square Park and . . . Continue reading New York City: Students defend pro-Palestine encampments at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Global, Stop imperialist war and occupation, U.S. and Canada, Youth and Students]

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[l] at 4/29/25 6:36pm
U.S. imperialism suffered its second historical defeat in history on April 30, 1975, at the hands of the Vietnamese people when U.S. troops fled in helicopters from the rooftops of buildings in U.S.- occupied Saigon. One year following the overthrow of the South Vietnam U.S.-puppet regime, South and North Vietnam . . . Continue reading U.S. still owes Vietnam reparations at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Editorials, Global, Stop imperialist war and occupation, U.S. and Canada, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 4/29/25 6:30pm
In a video that has gone viral on social media, the FBI and Michigan state police can be seen using a battering ram to force open the door at a home of University of Michigan students. On April 23, U-M students and recent graduates were detained in police vehicles and/or . . . Continue reading Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, U.S. and Canada, Youth and Students]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:56pm
Workers World Party salutes the 50th anniversary of the stunning victory of the long struggle in Vietnam for national liberation and an end to imperialist occupation. On April 30, 1975, the last U.S. collaborators, contractors and advisers fled Saigon, literally hanging onto the skids of U.S. evacuation helicopters as the . . . Continue reading Then and now: Over 60 years of revolutionary solidarity from Vietnam to Palestine at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Racism and Self-Determination, Stop imperialist war and occupation, Top, West Asia/ North Africa]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:56pm
New York City Some of us can still remember the thrill of spending April 50 years ago hearing the media recount the day-by-day victories of the Peoples Army of Vietnam. Their units, seemingly unstoppable, moved closer and closer to the southern capital, then called Saigon. On April 30, 1975, as . . . Continue reading Meeting on Vietnam: 50th Anniversary of Peace Social Progress at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:56pm
New York City Some of us can still remember the thrill of spending April 50 years ago hearing the media recount the day-by-day victories of the Peoples Army of Vietnam. Their units, seemingly unstoppable, moved closer and closer to the southern capital, then called Saigon. On April 30, 1975, as . . . Continue reading New York City: Meeting on Vietnam: 50th Anniversary of Peace Social Progress at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:55pm
As part of Workers World’s coverage marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, we publish Part 1 of Al Glatkowski’s story told to Workers World managing editor John Catalinotto. It concerns a March 1970 direct action he and Clyde McKay took to stop U.S. . . . Continue reading <span class="streamer">South China Sea, 1970 </span><br />How U.S. crimes against Vietnam sparked mutiny at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:55pm
As part of Workers World’s coverage marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, we publish Part 1 of Al Glatkowski’s story told to Workers World managing editor John Catalinotto. It concerns a March 1970 direct action he and Clyde McKay took to stop U.S. . . . Continue reading Part 1 – South China Sea, 1970: How U.S. crimes against Vietnam sparked mutiny at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 4/28/25 5:54pm
May Day arose out of the struggle in 1886 when workers around the U.S. joined a general strike on May 1 demanding an 8-hour workday. Chicago police attacked demonstrating workers in Haymarket Square three days later. In 1889, international socialists named May 1 International Workers Day to commemorate this struggle, . . . Continue reading Workers World: ‘Solidarity with Palestine on May Day!’ at Workers.org

[Category: Disability rights, Global, Im/migrants and Refugees, LGBTQIA2S+ liberation, Prisons: tear them down, Racism and Self-Determination, Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 4/26/25 12:17pm
Times Square protest in New York City. Credit: Workers World As we observe the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, we, the undersigned, stand firmly on the side of truth and emphasize the following points: Iran’s stated position in its negotiations with the U.S. includes a demand for . . . Continue reading Fair and Honorable Deal with Iran! at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa]

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[l] at 4/25/25 5:52pm
Palestinian Resistance groups Hamas issued the following statement on April 24, 2025, published on Resistance News Network. The central council meeting deepens division, entrenches isolation and disappoints our peoples hopes for unity. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) affirms that the outcomes of the Palestinian Central Council meeting, held in Ramallah . . . Continue reading Hamas: ‘Palestinian people deserve a unified national leadership’ at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa]

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[l] at 4/25/25 4:57pm
D. Musa Springer By D. Musa Springer This statement is from Hood Communist editor and organizer D. Musa Springer, published April 17, 2025, after being targeted by DHS, detained and having their devices seized. Returning from international travel, Musa was detained and interrogated for over three hours at Tampa airport . . . Continue reading DHS Targets Black Muslim activist: Border policing and political repression at Workers.org

[Category: Im/migrants and Refugees, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 4/25/25 4:55pm
Protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon, gather to support and rally for Lelo Juarez on April 12, 2025. Portland, Oregon On April 12 — following protests in Seattle and elsewhere in support of Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino and in opposition to the thuggery of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency . . . Continue reading Portland: Free Lelo from the fascist monster at Workers.org

[Category: Im/migrants and Refugees, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 4/24/25 3:40pm
Helyeh Doutaghi This statement was recently issued by over 30 groups. On Friday, March 28, Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, a prominent Iranian scholar and Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project at Yale Law School, was terminated from her position. Yale’s decision followed a smear campaign of fabrications . . . Continue reading Solidarity with Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi and against academic and political repression at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 4/24/25 3:38pm
Demonstrators protest Trump’s tariffs, Miami, April 19, 2025. When Donald Trump announced massive tariffs on foreign imports April 2, Wall Street investors saw an immediate tumble in stock values. Yet while the focus has been on Wall Street, the long-term impact of the tariffs, especially those levied against China, are . . . Continue reading Trump’s tariffs target U.S. workers at Workers.org

[Category: Human needs before profits, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 4/24/25 3:37pm
Anti-death penalty activists gather near the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in MacGregor Park in the heart of Houston’s Black community, January 2021. The century-long struggle to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. has been making significant progress in the last 20 years.  Executions are down! New . . . Continue reading The state of the death penalty in 2025 at Workers.org

[Category: Prisons: tear them down, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 4/24/25 12:18am
Download the PDF May Day appeal to the working class Revolutionary change is urgent! Gaza unions call for global May Day solidarity Vietnam, Palestine: 60+ years of solidarity Ho Chi Minh ¡presente! Solidarity with Gaza Trumps phony jobs promise ‘Trans Rights now!’ Tear Down the Walls Mumia appeal update 2025: . . . Continue reading PDF of April 24 print issue at Workers.org

[Category: Global, U.S. and Canada, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 4/23/25 3:15pm
There are two important and overlapping holidays on April 22: Earth Day and Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. Perhaps this is just a coincidence, but it is also a wonderfully important overlap given what capitalism has done to the planet. Of all the economic systems devised by humans, capitalism is by far . . . Continue reading Why socialism is important on Earth Day at Workers.org

[Category: Climate and Environmental Crisis, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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