Autoworker
DaimlerChrysler “Family” puts 13,000 of its “Children” up for Adoption

On February 14th, the DaimlerChrysler AG Corporation announced sweeping plant closings and job cuts for its U.S. operations which will go into effect in 2008 and 2009. The company announced the closing of the Newark, […]

Bush
War Drums in Washington: Bush's Last Stand

Instead of listening to the advice of Baker and the Iraq Study Group to seek an exit strategy, Bush prefers to up the stakes, increasing the number of troops in Iraq and threatening both Syria […]

BJP in El Salvador
New attack in El Salvador: Against repression sign here!

A member of the El Salvador Bloque Popular Juvenil BPJ [Popular Youth Block] has disappeared and his life may be at risk. Please add your voice to the protest!

Urgent action needed to defend BPJ youth in El Salvador

Further to our earlier publication we are calling on our supporters to do everything possible to demand that the El Salvador authorities stop harassing left youth and in particular they find the whereabouts of Edwar […]

Bankruptcy of the Baby Boomer’s Babies – No Future for the Youth Under Capitalism

Mark Rahman writes about the problems the youth of the United States face under capitalism. An entire generation of workers finds itself with no prospects for the future.

Iran & WMD

Led by the U.S., the UN Security Council is discussing the prospect of economic sanctions to punish Iran for its insistence on continuing to develop its nuclear program. Faced with the threat of sanctions and […]

To Support Labor is to Abolish Taft-Hartley

Following the Great Depression and the mighty rise of industrial unions in the U.S., the capitalist class made some concessions to the labor movement because they were worried an all-out revolutionary situation could erupt. These […]

Why Italian Workers and Youth Oppose the U.S. Base at Vicenza

An Interview with Roberto Sarti of Falce Martello on growing opposition to plans for the expansion of a U.S. air base in Northeast Italy.

Europe and America

Originally published in the book Marxism and the USA, published by and available from Wellred. Anti-Americanism is not confined to poor countries. Some Europeans have somewhat negative attitudes to America. They resent the subordinate role […]

A Minimum Wage Versus a Living Wage

A decade since the last increase, and after several Democrats used the issue to win votes while campaigning during the mid-term elections, the House of Representatives voted to raise the Federal minimum wage on January […]

Bring All the Troops Home Now!

A statement by the Workers' International League on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also available as a flyer you can download and print.

2007 MLK Day March in St. Louis

The MLK Day march in St. Louis, MO is perennially one of the largest in the country and arguably the most politicized.  This year was no different, with many older participants singing “We Shall Overcome”, […]