Author: Gregory E. Williams

Nolanurses1
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 […]
Baltimore1a
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 […]
GenocideJoe
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 […]
Wilmington Fire
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 […]
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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 […]
Youth prison protest
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 […]
Thompsonmugshot
In the U.S.

Class hatred erupts: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO highlights health care injustice

December 12, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
Prosecutors in New York City have charged 26-year-old Luigi Mangione with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was arrested in a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Charges include second-degree murder and illegal possession […]
Wisconsin
In the U.S.

From Jena 6 to Wisconsin State Capitol occupation: struggle transforms people

December 6, 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 […]
Rodney King protest
In the U.S.

‘You never know when an eruption will occur’: A veteran activist on Jena 6 and beyond

December 4, 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 […]
Jenaprotest2008
In the U.S.

Jena showed necessity of class-conscious unity against racism

December 3, 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 […]