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[l] at 5/19/26 7:56pm
In an annual ceremony of remembrance, activists and family members gathered at 63rd Street and Osage Avenue in Philadelphia on May 13 to retell the story and struggle of 11 members of the MOVE organization who were murdered 41 years ago when the city dropped a bomb on their rowhouse.   . . . Continue reading May 13 MOVE bombing commemoration at Workers.org

[Category: Racism and Self-Determination, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 5/19/26 7:52pm
The grand visit of U.S. President Donald Trump with a powerhouse entourage of a dozen top CEOs and billionaires confirmed China’s President Xi Jinping’s welcome to the U.S. delegation. In a glaring and public way, Xi cautioned the U.S. delegation at the welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the . . . Continue reading Trump’s humiliating visit and China’s warning at Workers.org

[Category: Asia & the Pacific, Global, Human needs before profits, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 5/19/26 7:21pm
U.S. imperialism is carrying out a siege of Cuba, applying collective punishment to its people by starving them and threatening a military assault. The Cuban government and Communist Party refuse to submit and have mobilized the population to resist.  Through 67 years of active solidarity with the working class of . . . Continue reading U.S. hands off Cuba! at Workers.org

[Category: Editorials, Global, Latin America & the Caribbean, Top, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 5/19/26 7:13pm
Bulletin May 19: Strong picket lines and solidarity among LIRR workers enabled their unions to push the MTA for the best contract possible after three-and-a-half years with no raises. On May 18, a tentative contract was announced, on which the workers will vote. This ended the three-day walkout. According to . . . Continue reading LIRR strike halts largest commuter railroad in the U.S. at Workers.org

[Category: U.S. and Canada, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 5/19/26 6:19pm
Delegates to the convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) overwhelmingly voted to sever all ties with the Histadrut on May 14, ending a decades-old relationship with the Israel-based pro-Zionist association.  As the Canadian group Labour for Palestine explained on its website: “Today, delegates at the CLC voted overwhelmingly in . . . Continue reading Canadian Labour Congress ends relations with Zionist Histadrut at Workers.org

[Category: U.S. and Canada, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 5/18/26 5:04pm
Will Hodgkinson gave the following remarks on behalf of Workers World Party in front of the Zionist consulate in Boston’s City Hall Plaza as part of the Boston Coalition for Palestine’s commemoration of Nakba Day, May 15, 2026. Will Hodgkinson of Workers World Party speaking in front of Boston’s Israeli . . . Continue reading On Nakba Day, a call in Boston to ‘Boycott the U.S.!’ at Workers.org

[Category: Global, Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 5/18/26 4:58pm
Nakba Day (May 15) was observed in Philadelphia with banner drops and displays around the city and an early evening rally and march through Center City.  Nakba Day protesters march through Center City, Philadelphia, May 15, 2026. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Starting early in the morning, banners were displayed around . . . Continue reading Philadelphia: The Nakba never ended! at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/18/26 4:48pm
The edited statement first appeared May 18, 2017, on workers.org.  We celebrate on May 19 the birthdays of two world-bending revolutionaries: Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X. Born in 1890 in central Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh was the Marxist-Leninist communist who forged and led a people’s movement and army that . . . Continue reading Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh ¡presente! at Workers.org

[Category: Editorials, Global, Racism and Self-Determination, Revolutionary Theory and Practice, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 5/18/26 4:44pm
The following press statement was published on May 14, 2026, at the Hamas Online English Mirror.  Palestinians detained in Zionist jails. (Credit: pbs.org) The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) strongly condemns the organized media campaign led by groups and platforms supporting the Zionist occupation in the United States and some Western . . . Continue reading Hamas condemns Western media lies, fabrications at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/18/26 4:38pm
The author, Karin Leukefeld, writes about events in West Asia for the German daily web and print newspaper, junge Welt (jungewelt.de). Translation: John Catalinotto Mass support for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Ghassan Nasser lived in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and returned to Lebanon in the 1980s, where he was a . . . Continue reading Middle East conflict: ‘We must oppose the main enemy’ at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/18/26 4:38pm
The author, Karin Leukefeld, writes about events in West Asia for the German daily web and print newspaper, junge Welt (jungewelt.de). Translation: John Catalinotto Mass support for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Ghassan Nasser lived in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and returned to Lebanon in the 1980s, where he was a . . . Continue reading Middle East conflict: ‘We must oppose the main enemy.’ at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/15/26 8:32pm
The Veterans For Peace organization has on its website statements protesting the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the U.S. warfleet’s strikes against civilian motorboats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean and the war on Venezuela, condemning the actions as illegal. VFP has taken concrete steps to support active . . . Continue reading Veterans For Peace launches billboard campaign to reach active duty troops at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/15/26 8:22pm
The World Federation of Trade Union headquarters sent the following statement May 14, 2026, regarding the Global Sumud Flotilla in solidarity with the people of Gaza. One of the demonstrations the Italian Rank-and-File Unions (USB) held Feb. 6, 2026, as part of the strike campaign to support the Global Sumud . . . Continue reading Workers’ strikes planned to support Gaza Flotilla at Workers.org

[Category: Europe, Global, Stop imperialist war and occupation, West Asia/ North Africa, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 5/14/26 7:03pm
The following statement is in solidarity with newly elected Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko.  Celebration of 20th anniversary of the naming of Rue Mumia Abu-Jamal in Saint-Denis, France, April 29, 2026. Mayor Bagayoko stands below the Free Mumia sign. Workers World Party salutes the City of Saint-Denis on the occasion of . . . Continue reading Workers World salutes 20th anniversary of Rue Mumia Abu-Jamal at Workers.org

[Category: Workers World Party]

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[l] at 5/14/26 5:29pm
By Zev Rosen On March 11, at the height of the imperial war against Iran, Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had declared key U.S. and Israeli corporations to be fair targets for resistance in the region. Specifically, the IRGC named Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle and . . . Continue reading How the ‘Imperial Six’ support imperialism – and vice versa at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/14/26 5:01pm
Jerome Hoagie Coffee Attorney Martha Conley entered State Correctional Institution Pine Grove at approximately 9:00AM on April 30, 2026, to visit her client, Jerome Coffey. During her initial screening, required by all visitors to Pennsylvania prisons, officials illegally photocopied 60 pages of Attorney Conley’s confidential documents, thereby violating . . . Continue reading Attorney-client privileges go out the window at SCI-Pine Grove at Workers.org

[Category: Prisons: tear them down, Racism and Self-Determination]

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[l] at 5/13/26 11:01pm
Download the PDF Google workers unionize to fight genocide Editorials: First round, Iran. What next? Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh ¡presente! Nakba Day commemorates 78 years of Palestinian Resistance Mundo Obrero: El Congreso da luz verde a Trump en relación con la Resolución sobre los Poderes Bélicos Pages 3-5 are usable as single-page . . . Continue reading PDF of May 14 issue at Workers.org

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

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[l] at 5/13/26 4:02pm
A researcher with a tray of self-illuminating plants at a laboratory in China’s Anhui province. From cities that glow at night to rice that grows in salty soil, China is opening new worlds.  A breakthrough in sustainable design has created plants that glow in the dark. This biotechnology offers a . . . Continue reading China’s glowing Avatar plants and saltwater rice at Workers.org

[Category: Human needs before profits, Revolutionary Theory and Practice]

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[l] at 5/13/26 3:57pm
In April, 2026, Deep Mind UK workers voted to unionize. Deep Mind UK is Google’s research laboratory where artificial intelligence products are developed. The lab’s UK-based staff requested joint representation by the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union. The vote to unionize was motivated at least in part by . . . Continue reading Google workers unionize to fight genocide at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 5/13/26 3:57pm
In April, 2026, Deep Mind UK workers voted to unionize. Deep Mind UK is Google’s research laboratory where artificial intelligence products are developed. The lab’s UK-based staff requested joint representation by the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union. The vote to unionize was motivated at least in part by . . . Continue reading Google AI workers unionize to fight genocide at Workers.org

[Category: Stop imperialist war and occupation, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 5/12/26 7:35pm
This week, we have witnessed reactionary politicians in the state of Tennessee enthusiastically back and support the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 29 decision gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The court’s ruling opened the door to racist attacks against voters of color through gerrymandering and the systematic dismantling of . . . Continue reading Why activists must support the Black struggle in Memphis at Workers.org

[Category: Racism and Self-Determination, Top, U.S. and Canada]

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