Front page from July 8, 2015

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijesselbloem (right) with Chief Executive Officer Klaus Regling (EU Council)

The EU mob seeks revenge against Greece

European officials are ready to starve the Greek economy into submission as punishment for the huge "no" vote in the referendum on austerity.

Socialism has the answers

More than 1,500 people attended the Socialism 2015 conference in Chicago for a long weekend of political discussion.

The torture of solitary

Solitary confinement and brutal prison conditions translated into a death sentence for Kalief Brown, who took his own life.

Giving them what they want

The assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor only makes the tasks facing already embattled revolutionaries more difficult.

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The History of Black America

Read Socialist Worker's series on the history of the African American struggle in the U.S., from slavery through Jim Crow, civil rights and Black Power, up to the present day.


The social construction of race

Recognizing the fiction of race is necessary to understand the realities of racism and capitalism--and the possibility of liberation.

How race is conjured

A segregated water fountain during the Jim Crow era (Russell Lee)

The authors of the book Racecraft explain how the fiction of race obscures the real source of racism and inequality today.

They need to free Bree

Sign a petition to support the antiracist activists who took down the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Capitol grounds.

They can't fight for themselves

Feras Morad and Hector Morejon were unarmed, but Long Beach police killed them anyway. Their families are fighting back.

The real roots of violence

The Charleston massacre has millions wondering what can be done--but the political and media establishment aren't offering real answers.

Why did de Blasio capitulate?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal to hire some 1,300 new cops is another sign that he's no progressive savior.

Arrested by a racist in Seattle

An activist who was racially profiled, falsely arrested and brutalized speaks out for the right to organize and demonstrate.

How racism created a killer

Dylann Roof’s mass murder in Charleston exposes the racist rot at the heart of America—and those who profit from it, politically and financially.

Why isn't that racist flag gone?

Even some Republicans admit the Confederate flag is an insult to the victims of racist mass murder--but it's still flying in South Carolina.

The barely-getting-by economy

Six years into a supposed economic recovery, almost half of the people in the world's richest country couldn't handle a $400 emergency expense.

Responsible for a witch hunt

The spotlight is back on top U.S. officials from the Bush years for their role in the post-9/11 persecution of Arabs and Muslims.

The history of a victory

Celebrating marriage equality and continuing the struggle (Ted Eytan)

The Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage is a big step forward--and further evidence that "Without struggle, there is no progress."

A triumph long in the making

The Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage was a sweeping victory in the decades-long struggle to recognize the humanity of LGBT people.

The South Side needs real jobs

Dozens of Black construction workers picketed a site at the University of Chicago to demand good-paying jobs.

Tall tales about Waterloo

The British media is celebrating the defeat of France's Napoleon in a battle 200 years ago, but the real story is different.

"No" and the struggle ahead

Greece's Internationalist Workers Left celebrates the victory in last weekend's referendum and explains its effects to come.

Greece says no to austerity

Two Greek socialists and leading voices of the Left Platform of SYRIZA speak out about the referendum on austerity and its impact.

A no vote against blackmail

A leading force in SYRIZA's Left Platform describes the stakes in the mobilization for a "no" vote in Greece's referendum.

Greece's show of defiance

The SYRIZA government's decision to hold a referendum on European demands for yet more austerity has opened up a new political situation.

Youth protests shake Armenia

Despite a police crackdown, the streets of the capital of Yerevan are alive with mass protests against an electricity price hike.

The fiction of "balance"

People walk through the rubble during a pause in the Israeli assault on Gaza (Iyad al Baba)

A United Nations report on war crimes committed during Israel's assault on Gaza seeks "balance" where there is none.

Where is France heading?

The French government's austerity policies bring an urgency to the task of rebuilding social movements and the radical left.

A simple choice in West Papua

Indonesian policies in West Papua have been designed from the beginning to silence the voice of the indigenous people.

Illegal, illegitimate and odious

The Truth Committee on Public Debt formed by the Greek parliament has issued a report documenting the crimes of the Troika.

Roots of Dominican apartheid

The cruel new law in the Dominican Republic against those of Haitian descent has its roots in U.S. policy in both countries.

The anti-austerity resistance

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of London for the "End Austerity Now" demonstration.

America's firing line

The frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. has people around the world wondering, "What is it with Americans and guns?"

Class and the tech industry

The tech industry has constructed a series of myths that obscure the realities of class power, exploitation and oppression.

A place to dance--and argue

Socialist filmmaker Ken Loach's Jimmy's Hall is about two struggles: fighting evictions and preserving a place to organize.

A symbol of hate they still sell

If the Confederate flag is too toxic to sell, how can Walmart peddle the merchandise of the Washington football team?

Views in brief

Dirty, dangerous and unethical | We want justice for Kumar | That flag belongs in the dustbin | We need gun control

The inevitable graveyard?

SW is right about Bernie Sanders, but could a Democratic campaign ever incubate the forces that could break with the party?