Front page from November 22, 2011

Occupy Wall Street supporters march through lower Manhattan (Paul Stein)

Occupy's next struggle

The coordinated crackdown on Occupy protests won't silence a movement that is finally giving voice to the discontent of the working-class majority.

Stopping the mortgage vultures

What started as a spirited rally against tax breaks for millionaires turned into a victory celebration for a family fighting foreclosure.

To protect and crack heads

Police violence against the Occupy movement has exposed the true character of "Officer Friendly" for all to see.

Scapegoating school bus drivers

New York City officials are pushing union school bus drivers toward a strike at the risk of jeopardizing students' safety.

News of the Occupy movement

Reports of Occupy everywhere

Look here for regularly updated news of the Occupy movement. In this round-up: Portland, Ore.; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

On the streets across the U.S.

Occupy Boston on the march on November 17 (Tim Pierce)

November 17 was a big day of action for the Occupy movement, not only in its heart in New York City, but across the country.

Occupy on the march

Protests in New York and other cities November 17 highlighted both the tremendous potential and the real challenges for the Occupy movement.

Solidarity on the streets

Tens of thousands will raise their voices against the 1 percent as part of an Occupy Wall Street day of action in New York City and around the U.S.

Faculty walkout at Cal State

Teachers at two Cal State campuses went on a one-day strike to raise awareness about the crisis in the CSU system.

Occupy comes to campus

Thousands joined protests at the University of California Berkeley November 9, facing down police repression--and voting for a statewide student strike.

Using a tragedy to attack Occupy

The suicide of Josh Pfenning is a loss to our community--and it has been used as an excuse to attack Occupy Burlington.

He's concerned about our health?

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Zuccotti Park was raided because of concerns about public health, but that's hard for any New Yorker to take seriously.

Our movement won't be silenced

The 1 percent is carrying out a carefully organized assault to destroy the Occupy movement--but our side is determined that the struggle will go on.

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Police pepper-spray and arrest students at UC Davis

A loan-shark government

The handover of Greece's government to a former European Central Bank official is a stark symbol of who really holds power.

Bankers take over in Italy

Millions cheered the ouster of Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister, but his unelected replacement is out to make workers pay for the crisis.

The right's anti-LGBT attack in Michigan

Far-right Michigan Republicans are behind several pieces of discriminatory legislation that target the LGBT community.

Why the U.S. failed in Iraq

U.S. soldiers run toward Black Hawk helicopters after a search for weapons caches in Iraq (Spc. Luke Thornberry)

What are the wider implications of the U.S. abandoning its plans for maintaining an ongoing military presence in Iraq?

The hiring hall and home defense

An ILWU member makes the case for organized labor taking up the struggle against evictions and foreclosure.

The unions weigh in for Occupy

The November 17 national day of action promises to be the biggest union show of union support yet for Occupy Wall Street.

The march of the Bonus Army

In 1932, First World War veterans--known as the Bonus Army--traveled to Washington, D.C., to demand what was owed them.

The Marx Matters Collection

Marx Matters: Articles on the Marxist tradition from SocialistWorker.org

SocialistWorker.org has collected our articles about Marxism and the Marxist tradition on one page. Take a look to learn more about the ideas of revolutionary socialism.

A symbol of the system's failure

World leaders gathered in France for the G20 summit (Alfredo Guerrero)

The leaders of the G20 advanced industrialized countries have only ruinous ideas about running the global economy.

The strange logic of Jean Quan

Listening to Oakland officials claim they support the Occupy movement might be funny if they weren't inflicting so much violence.

Occupy resists the crackdown

Thousands flooded back to New York's Zuccotti Park following a police raid--while UC Berkeley students answered a police raid with a strike and protest.

The fight goes on in Oakland

Oakland police evicted the Occupy encampment for a second time, but activists are keeping up the fight on a daily basis.

Standing up for Occupy

New York City police destroyed the Occupy Wall Street encampment overnight, but our movement won't be silenced.

Our fight for Ahmed Hossain

Facing the threat of deportation, Ahmed Hossain found allies who rallied to his side--including Occupy Wall Street.

Portland attacks Occupy camp

Occupy Portland's camp was cleared over the weekend, but the struggle is continuing with stepped-up activities this week.

Harvard is under occupation

More than 500 people helped to launch an Occupy encampment at the university most associated with the 1 percent.

A new excuse for repression

Oakland officials are using a tragic shooting as an excuse for threatening a new attack on the Occupy encampment.

Misery of the maquiladoras

The maquiladoras along the border produce big profits for U.S. multinationals--but suffering for Mexican workers.

Support the freedom riders

Freedom rides organized by Palestinians are harkening back to a tactic used by the U.S. civil rights movement.

NBA players stand together

The media claim NBA players are out of touch with economic reality, but they have more in common with the 99 percent.

Seven billion isn't the problem

The mistake population pessimists make is seeing people solely as consumers, while forgetting most of us can also produce.

And then they came for us

New York's mayor--the second wealthiest man in the city--deployed his troops against the birthplace of Occupy.

Election Day wins for our side

The resounding defeats of an Ohio anti-union law and Mississippi anti-abortion measure were signs of a new political mood shaped by Occupy.

A tale of two campus protests

Student demonstrations at Penn State and UC Berkeley on November 9 spiraled into violence--but the circumstances couldn't be more different.

Do as I say, not as I do

President Obama speaking to U.S. troops (Pete Souza)

The White House criticizes repression of protests abroad, but hasn't uttered a peep about the same repression at home.

Struggle at the heart of history

Throughout history, class struggle has been essentially been a conflict over control of what the exploited classes produced.

The spring of student revolt

A new book brings together accounts of student activists taking part in rebellions against austerity around the world.

Nuestra Opinión

¡No! No nos callarán

El 1 por ciento está llevando a cabo un asalto cuidadosamente organizado para destruir el movimiento Ocupa--pero nuestro lado está determinado a continuar la lucha.

Ocupa llegó para quedarse

A una semana de su próximo día de acción nacional, Ocupa está bajo ataque por parte de la policía y los medios de comunicación--pero el movimiento ya ha cambiado la política en EE.UU. para siempre.

An appeal for political asylum

I decided to emigrate to America out of fear for my own safety and not wanting to leave my daughter fatherless.

99 percent against the pipeline

Occupy Wall Street took a stand against the Keystone XL pipeline, with supporters traveling to Washington, D.C., for a day of action.