Andre Damon
@andredamon.bsky.social
Writer and editor for the World Socialist Web Site. We fight to end war & inequality by ending capitalism. wsws.org
A family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was forced to rush their 6-month-old baby and two young children to the hospital on Wednesday night after police forces doused a residential neighborhood in tear gas following the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa Celis by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was forced to rush their 6-month-old baby and two young children to the hospital on Wednesday night after police forces doused a residential neighborhood in tear gas following the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa Celis by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio say they have long-term health problems stemming from the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in February 2023.
January 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio say they have long-term health problems stemming from the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in February 2023.
The governments of the United States, the European Union, Britain and Australia are moving in coordination to abolish online anonymity and impose universal systems of digital identification.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The governments of the United States, the European Union, Britain and Australia are moving in coordination to abolish online anonymity and impose universal systems of digital identification.
US President Donald Trump’s persistent threats to take over Greenland have provoked strong reactions in Europe.
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
US President Donald Trump’s persistent threats to take over Greenland have provoked strong reactions in Europe.
The enormous support which the 15,000 strong nurses strike in New York City has received in the working class in the city, nationally and internationally, continues to grow.
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The enormous support which the 15,000 strong nurses strike in New York City has received in the working class in the city, nationally and internationally, continues to grow.
A coalition of unions and community groups in Minneapolis announced a walkout for Friday, January 23, as a one-day general strike and statewide economic shutdown. This protest opposes actions by Trump's ICE, including the murder of Renée Nicole Good.
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
A coalition of unions and community groups in Minneapolis announced a walkout for Friday, January 23, as a one-day general strike and statewide economic shutdown. This protest opposes actions by Trump's ICE, including the murder of Renée Nicole Good.
In the aftermath of the December 14 Bondi terrorist attack, which claimed 15 lives and injured dozens, the political establishment is cynically exploiting the atrocity to implement a raft of anti-democratic measures.
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
In the aftermath of the December 14 Bondi terrorist attack, which claimed 15 lives and injured dozens, the political establishment is cynically exploiting the atrocity to implement a raft of anti-democratic measures.
The 1934 Minneapolis truck drivers’ strike assumes burning contemporary relevance as President Donald Trump places the same city under occupation by thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement thugs and other federal paramilitary forces.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The 1934 Minneapolis truck drivers’ strike assumes burning contemporary relevance as President Donald Trump places the same city under occupation by thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement thugs and other federal paramilitary forces.
On Thursday, some 15,000 nurses at three private nonprofit hospitals in New York City are entering the fourth day of their strike, the largest nurses strike in New York history.
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
On Thursday, some 15,000 nurses at three private nonprofit hospitals in New York City are entering the fourth day of their strike, the largest nurses strike in New York history.
Denmark and Greenland rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand for the acquisition of Greenland Tuesday following a meeting at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, even as European NATO members sent troops to the Arctic island.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Denmark and Greenland rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand for the acquisition of Greenland Tuesday following a meeting at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, even as European NATO members sent troops to the Arctic island.
Almost 15,000 nurses at New York-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospital systems struck for the third day on Wednesday.
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Almost 15,000 nurses at New York-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospital systems struck for the third day on Wednesday.
With the spring semester beginning at universities across the United States, faculty members at Texas A&M have revealed that more than 200 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences have been flagged or canceled for including material on race and gender.
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
With the spring semester beginning at universities across the United States, faculty members at Texas A&M have revealed that more than 200 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences have been flagged or canceled for including material on race and gender.
In the week following the January 7 murder of Renée Nicole Good by an agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Minneapolis has been placed under occupation by thousands of federal paramilitary forces operating under the direction of the president.
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
In the week following the January 7 murder of Renée Nicole Good by an agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Minneapolis has been placed under occupation by thousands of federal paramilitary forces operating under the direction of the president.
On Tuesday 15,000 nurses at four hospitals in New York City continued their strike into its second day.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
On Tuesday 15,000 nurses at four hospitals in New York City continued their strike into its second day.
The Trump administration's decision to investigate Fed chair Jerome Powell through the Justice Department over his statements to Congress about Fed building renovation costs has significant implications for US and global financial stability.
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Trump administration's decision to investigate Fed chair Jerome Powell through the Justice Department over his statements to Congress about Fed building renovation costs has significant implications for US and global financial stability.
Uganda is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday under conditions of sweeping state repression.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Uganda is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday under conditions of sweeping state repression.
In a major step aimed at prolonging NATO’s war with Russia in Ukraine—which has now lasted almost four years—Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it will “rapidly develop” a ground-launched deep-strike ballistic missile intended for use by Ukrainian forces.
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
In a major step aimed at prolonging NATO’s war with Russia in Ukraine—which has now lasted almost four years—Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it will “rapidly develop” a ground-launched deep-strike ballistic missile intended for use by Ukrainian forces.
On the evening of January 9, 21-year-old protester Kaden Rummler was permanently blinded by federal agents during a protest outside a government building in Santa Ana, California, housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices.
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
On the evening of January 9, 21-year-old protester Kaden Rummler was permanently blinded by federal agents during a protest outside a government building in Santa Ana, California, housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices.
Socialist Equality Party members have been campaigning across the UK with leaflets of the articles “Oppose Trump’s criminal invasion of Venezuela!
January 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Socialist Equality Party members have been campaigning across the UK with leaflets of the articles “Oppose Trump’s criminal invasion of Venezuela!
US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are scheduled to meet at the White House Wednesday with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt.
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are scheduled to meet at the White House Wednesday with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota and multiple senior Civil Rights Division lawyers at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. have resigned in the last 48 hours.
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota and multiple senior Civil Rights Division lawyers at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. have resigned in the last 48 hours.
In the coming days, 18-year-olds in Germany must register to be mustered for the new military service.
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In the coming days, 18-year-olds in Germany must register to be mustered for the new military service.
The cold-blooded murder January 7 of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has outraged millions in the US and around the world.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The cold-blooded murder January 7 of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has outraged millions in the US and around the world.
A five-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike by California healthcare workers has been canceled by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW West).
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A five-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike by California healthcare workers has been canceled by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW West).
The Trump administration is preparing an imminent military attack on Iran in the next stage of a regime-change operation aimed at returning the Middle Eastern country of 93 million people to neocolonial subjugation and placing its vast oil reserves under US imperialist control and domination.
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Trump administration is preparing an imminent military attack on Iran in the next stage of a regime-change operation aimed at returning the Middle Eastern country of 93 million people to neocolonial subjugation and placing its vast oil reserves under US imperialist control and domination.