Thousands in Philadelphia protest attack on public education

October 24, 2014

The battle of Philadelphia students and teachers has intensified in the wake of the shocking Oct. 6 School Reform Commission…

Youth shut down anti-union film

October 24, 2014

At an Oct. 15 public event, members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission screened the film “Won’t Back Down” before…

Anti-fascists massacred in Odessa to be remembered, honored

October 23, 2014

November 2 marks six months since the horrific massacre of at least 48 anti-fascist activists and trade unionists in Odessa,…

Meeting celebrates Million Worker March Movement

October 23, 2014

By Cheryl LaBash and Monica Moorehead Long Island City, Queens, N.Y. Founding members of the Million Worker March Movement held…

Cuba, Ebola & the Cuban 5

October 23, 2014

Revolutionary leader and former Cuban President Fidel Castro’s Oct. 17 reflection, “Duty calls,” explains Cuba’s urgent mobilization of medical personnel…

Fidel Castro on Ebola crisis: ‘Duty calls’

October 23, 2014

The following statement, written by the former president of Cuba on Oct. 17, can be found at the Granma website…

Why isn’t there more global aid to fight Ebola?

October 22, 2014

Oct. 20 — Several United States congressional representatives have called for a ban on travel into the U.S. from the…

Ebola, Cuba and capitalism

October 22, 2014

It is impossible to ignore that the capitalist for-profit system is the greatest obstacle in the effort to control the…

Behind stock market swings: World capitalist slowdown looms

October 22, 2014

Oct. 19 — A global capitalist slowdown has sent world stock markets into decline, from Wall Street to London, Berlin…

Philadelphia: No to ICE

October 22, 2014

Erika Almiron, director of immigrant rights’ organization Juntos, spoke at an Oct. 16 press conference on the latest attacks by…