Nurses’ union demands gov’t mandate to contain Ebola

October 21, 2014

National Nurses United, a union and professional organization with 185,000 members, was contacted by nurses at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital…

Hannibal Shakur, Trayvon Two activist, tells WW about charges being dropped

October 20, 2014

Hannibal Abdul Shakur and Tanzeen Doha were arrested during protests during the summer of 2013 in downtown Oakland, Calif., after…

Border solidarity caravan reaches McAllen, Texas

October 20, 2014

Oct. 20 — The “National Caravan in Solidarity with the Children and Families on the Mexico and Texas Borders” is now…

Community demands justice as killer cop fired in Milwaukee

October 20, 2014

As a result of almost six months of repeated protests organized by the Coalition for Justice and their allies, Milwaukee…

War weary

October 19, 2014

Senator John McCain, the militarist spokesperson for the Republican opposition to President Barack Obama, had this terse comment on the…

Another protest hits Staples

October 17, 2014

A Staples store in Center City, Philadelphia, was picketed Oct. 7 by members of the American Postal Workers Union, the…

Herman Ferguson, ¡Presente!

October 17, 2014

His name was Herman Ferguson, and if you’re not dialed into the Black Nationalist Movement, the name may not ring…

On the picket line

October 17, 2014

Atlantic City casino workers protest health care rollbacks As many as 700 UNITE-HERE Local 54 casino workers at Trump Taj…

Slam dunk for Palestine

October 17, 2014

Protesters, including many from the Jewish community, voiced support for Palestine outside Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Oct. 7, when the…

Seattle protesters tell Biden: ‘No more war!’

October 17, 2014

Demonstrators in Seattle protested the wars against Iraq and Syria when Joe Biden visited the city on Oct. 9. The…