Mass anti-austerity rally clogs Madrid

February 5, 2015

The specter of anti-austerity is haunting Europe’s ruling bankers and bosses. Excitement over Syriza’s victory in Greece’s parliamentary election jumped…

African Burial Ground exposes slavery

February 5, 2015

Yes, slavery existed in the North, too. New York was one of the largest centers of slaveholding in the U.S.…

The right to rebel: The case of Ahmed Evans

February 5, 2015

Part 1: How the Glenville Rebellion briefly won community control in 1968 On July 23, 1968, a gun battle between…

Another legal victory for Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox

February 5, 2015

Albert Woodfox, one of the Angola 3 political prisoners, has spent 42 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. On Nov.…

Deported after anti-Muslim witchhunt, Sami Al-Arian thanks friends, supporters

February 5, 2015

The following is a statement from Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian, who was deported from the U.S. on Feb. 4. Dr.…

Second near-disaster as shale oil train derails

February 4, 2015

Philadelphia -- For the second time in just over a year, a train carrying Bakken Shale crude oil derailed in…

Basic facts about Greece

February 4, 2015

The austerity program imposed on Greece in 2010 by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary…

Syria says Israeli attack helps al-Qaida

February 4, 2015

“How can you say that al-Qaida doesn’t have an air force? They have the Israeli air force,” Syria President Bashar…

No U.S. arms for Kiev regime!

February 3, 2015

The U.S. government says it is discussing — if it is not already a done deal  — sending $3 billion…

Bratton and protests

February 3, 2015

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton, in a speech to the Police Foundation on Jan. 29, announced the formation of…