racism

Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists’ business empires

September 23, 2022 By Margie Mason And Robin McDowell

Companies across the South profited off the forced labor of people in prison after the Civil War—a racist system known as convict leasing.

Poor People’s Campaign’s 400,000-strong network to mobilize five million voters

September 23, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Exclusive People’s World interview with Rev. William Barber.

Party with neo-Nazi roots surges in Sweden; Social Democrats forced out of government

September 16, 2022 By Combined Sources

The Sweden Democrats party was founded in the 1980s by neo-Nazis and violent far-right extremists, and while it has said it has “moved to the mainstream,” fears remain on their views.

Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson, fighter against prison-industrial complex, faces cancer neglect behind bars

September 15, 2022 By Japhy Barrera

He helped organize a prison strike against harsh conditions, now his health is being neglected. Supporters say it’s retaliation.

Judge in border case uses racist slurs to slander immigrants

August 31, 2022 By Jolie McCullough

Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch-and-jail” border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.