Andre Damon
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Writer and editor for the World Socialist Web Site. We fight to end war & inequality by ending capitalism. wsws.org
In a unanimous vote Sunday, transit workers affiliated with Transport Workers Union Local 234 voted to strike against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In a unanimous vote Sunday, transit workers affiliated with Transport Workers Union Local 234 voted to strike against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
On Monday, the Trump administration began deporting over 80 people to Ukraine, where they face conscription and martial law under the US-backed Zelensky regime. Many of those facing deportation have lived in the United States since they were children.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
On Monday, the Trump administration began deporting over 80 people to Ukraine, where they face conscription and martial law under the US-backed Zelensky regime. Many of those facing deportation have lived in the United States since they were children.
Abruptly reversing himself in the face of crumbling support among House Republicans, US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that they should vote for legislation Tuesday that will require the Department of Justice to make public its files on the billionaire convicted sex trafficker.
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Abruptly reversing himself in the face of crumbling support among House Republicans, US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that they should vote for legislation Tuesday that will require the Department of Justice to make public its files on the billionaire convicted sex trafficker.
The dictatorial right-wing government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reeling following the unveiling of a massive $100 million corruption scandal. So far, two cabinet ministers have been forced to resign and a former business partner of Zelensky was sanctioned.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The dictatorial right-wing government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reeling following the unveiling of a massive $100 million corruption scandal. So far, two cabinet ministers have been forced to resign and a former business partner of Zelensky was sanctioned.
Members and supporters of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) have distributed thousands of leaflets and put up 1,500 posters to promote the event with David North, “Where is America Heading? Socialism or Barbarism?”, to be held today, Tuesday.
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Members and supporters of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) have distributed thousands of leaflets and put up 1,500 posters to promote the event with David North, “Where is America Heading? Socialism or Barbarism?”, to be held today, Tuesday.
The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) calls on workers to organize a global movement of the working class against mass layoffs, in opposition to the corporate parties and the pro-corporate union bureaucracies.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) calls on workers to organize a global movement of the working class against mass layoffs, in opposition to the corporate parties and the pro-corporate union bureaucracies.
A chemical disaster unfolded in Weatherford, Oklahoma on Thursday when a tanker truck carrying 25,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia began leaking its contents behind a Holiday Inn Express.
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A chemical disaster unfolded in Weatherford, Oklahoma on Thursday when a tanker truck carrying 25,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia began leaking its contents behind a Holiday Inn Express.
On November 10, in ceremonies held at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto officially declared the brutal dictator Suharto a national hero.
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On November 10, in ceremonies held at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto officially declared the brutal dictator Suharto a national hero.
According to information compiled by the Government Media Office in Gaza and reported by Al Jazeera, the Israeli military has repeatedly violated the ceasefire that was imposed on Palestinians by the Zionist state in collaboration with the government of President Donald Trump.
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
According to information compiled by the Government Media Office in Gaza and reported by Al Jazeera, the Israeli military has repeatedly violated the ceasefire that was imposed on Palestinians by the Zionist state in collaboration with the government of President Donald Trump.
Many questions remain unanswered in the week since the death of Nick Acker, a 36-year-old maintenance mechanic at the Allen Park USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center (DNDC) on November 8.
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Many questions remain unanswered in the week since the death of Nick Acker, a 36-year-old maintenance mechanic at the Allen Park USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center (DNDC) on November 8.
On Saturday morning, heavily armed federal immigration agents, backed by a Black Hawk helicopter, began abduction operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 14th largest city in the United States and home to nearly 1 million people.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On Saturday morning, heavily armed federal immigration agents, backed by a Black Hawk helicopter, began abduction operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 14th largest city in the United States and home to nearly 1 million people.
When it came to COP30, the largest delegation outside of Brazil was sent by the fossil fuel lobby, whose 1,600 representatives—a 12 percent rise on last year—occupied one in every 25 places at the summit.
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
When it came to COP30, the largest delegation outside of Brazil was sent by the fossil fuel lobby, whose 1,600 representatives—a 12 percent rise on last year—occupied one in every 25 places at the summit.
The publications of the pseudo-left organizations have been remarkably silent on the Democratic Party’s bailout of the crisis-ridden Trump administration
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The publications of the pseudo-left organizations have been remarkably silent on the Democratic Party’s bailout of the crisis-ridden Trump administration
On November 12, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal (a human rights organization for El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) released a damning report on the inhumane and illegal treatment of 252 Venezuelans detained for four months in CECOT.
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On November 12, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal (a human rights organization for El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) released a damning report on the inhumane and illegal treatment of 252 Venezuelans detained for four months in CECOT.
The telecommunications giant Verizon will lay off 15,000 people, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, its largest job cut ever, amounting to 15 percent of its workforce. The corporation will spin off 200 stores as franchises, the newspaper said.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The telecommunications giant Verizon will lay off 15,000 people, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, its largest job cut ever, amounting to 15 percent of its workforce. The corporation will spin off 200 stores as franchises, the newspaper said.
Nick Acker, the postal worker who died at the Allen Park Detroit Network Distribution Center (DNDC) facility on November 8, was laid to rest on Friday.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Nick Acker, the postal worker who died at the Allen Park Detroit Network Distribution Center (DNDC) facility on November 8, was laid to rest on Friday.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is being increasingly integrated into parliamentary work and large sections of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are flirting with the prospect of bringing the fascists directly into government.
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is being increasingly integrated into parliamentary work and large sections of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are flirting with the prospect of bringing the fascists directly into government.
On Monday, the Trump administration plans to deport 83 people from the United States in the first mass deportation to Ukraine in years.
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
On Monday, the Trump administration plans to deport 83 people from the United States in the first mass deportation to Ukraine in years.
Over the past two months more than 1,000 musicians and record labels have signed on to an initiative to remove their music from Israel in a protest against the massive crimes carried out by the Zionist regime.
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Over the past two months more than 1,000 musicians and record labels have signed on to an initiative to remove their music from Israel in a protest against the massive crimes carried out by the Zionist regime.
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday the first appointments of his incoming administration, including Dean Fuleihan, a Democratic Party insider, as his first deputy mayor.
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday the first appointments of his incoming administration, including Dean Fuleihan, a Democratic Party insider, as his first deputy mayor.
A chilling new directive issued by the U.S. Department of State has ordered visa officers to consider whether applicants seeking to live permanently in the United States might become a “public charge” based on their health conditions.
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A chilling new directive issued by the U.S. Department of State has ordered visa officers to consider whether applicants seeking to live permanently in the United States might become a “public charge” based on their health conditions.
A new tranche of more than 20,000 emails obtained from the Jeffrey Epstein estate has further exposed the deep integration of Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, into the highest levels of the American and international bourgeoisie long after his 2008 conviction.
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A new tranche of more than 20,000 emails obtained from the Jeffrey Epstein estate has further exposed the deep integration of Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, into the highest levels of the American and international bourgeoisie long after his 2008 conviction.
On Wednesday, November 5, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) kidnapped over a dozen people in Lane County, Oregon, which includes Eugene, the state’s second-largest city.
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On Wednesday, November 5, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) kidnapped over a dozen people in Lane County, Oregon, which includes Eugene, the state’s second-largest city.
The sailing of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford into Caribbean waters has dramatically escalated the threat of an imminent US imperialist war against Venezuela and Latin America more broadly.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The sailing of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford into Caribbean waters has dramatically escalated the threat of an imminent US imperialist war against Venezuela and Latin America more broadly.
Alan Gelfand, whose lawsuit against the US government led to the exposure of high-level agents of the FBI and Soviet secret police in the Socialist Workers Party, died Wednesday, October 29, in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old.
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Alan Gelfand, whose lawsuit against the US government led to the exposure of high-level agents of the FBI and Soviet secret police in the Socialist Workers Party, died Wednesday, October 29, in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old.