Author: Gregory E. Williams

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In the U.S.

What actually reduced opioid deaths? Methadone, Naloxone, and Medicaid — not militarized borders

March 26, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
Public health measures drive down opioid deaths U.S. opioid deaths are finally going down. In January, a CDC report showed an almost 24% decrease in drug overdose deaths from September 2023 to September 2024. This […]
Self Defense March
In the U.S.

LA Community Self-Defense Coalition is fighting ICE

February 21, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
More than 60 organizations in Los Angeles have come together to establish the Community Self-Defense Coalition to fight ICE. The Coalition held a march on Feb. 17 and, in the days following, conducted community patrols […]
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In the U.S.

Community drives out Nazis in Ohio

February 17, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
On Feb. 7, a hundred residents of Lincoln Heights, Ohio, drove out a dozen armed neo-Nazis waving swastika flags. This community is about 70 miles from Springfield, where Silicon Valley darling JD Vance and Elon […]
In the U.S.

‘Trump’s not welcome here!’: Protesters brave police blockades at Super Bowl

February 12, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
Donald Trump found himself rebuffed on multiple fronts at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, as did millionaire Gov. “Janky Jeff” Landry. The message of resistance sounded both inside and outside the Superdome.  Despite heavy […]
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In the U.S.

New Orleans nurses extend strike through Super Bowl Sunday

February 7, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
Nurses employed at the University Medical Center in New Orleans began striking on Feb. 5. Originally, the National Nurses Organizing Committee – the union representing 600 nurses in the UMC system and affiliated with National […]
In the U.S.

From Baltimore to New Orleans, workers fight back, hit the streets!

January 20, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
Following is a talk from the Jan.18 Honor Dr. King Jr. Rally and March, organized by the Peoples Power Assembly in Baltimore, launching the new Peoples Fightback Network. Those gathered stand in solidarity with Baltimore’s […]
In the U.S.

Outrage in New Orleans: ‘Biden can’t condemn terror while funding it abroad’

January 8, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
New Orleans, Jan. 6 — Joe Biden visited New Orleans today to commemorate the victims of the New Year’s morning mass killing by a U.S.-born military veteran from Texas that left 14 dead and 30 […]
In the U.S.

How the wealthy engineered white supremacy: The Wilmington Massacre of 1898

January 1, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
Part 1: Populists fought the ruling class Part 2: Populism or fascism? Part 3: The history of Black Populism Part 4: Two paths after slavery’s end Part 5: A Cuban perspective on race and revolution […]
In the U.S.

From the Jena 6 to immigrant rights: Fight for others as you’d fight for yourself

December 15, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
This December marks 18 years since the start of the case of the Jena 6 — Robert Bailey, Mychal Bell, Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis, Jesse Ray Beard, and Theo Shaw.  These six Black teenagers from […]
In the U.S.

From the Jena 6 to today: Ruling class imprisons youth abandoned by capitalism

December 13, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
This December marks 18 years since the start of the case of the Jena 6 — Robert Bailey, Mychal Bell, Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis, Jesse Ray Beard, and Theo Shaw.  These six Black teenagers from […]