‘Drill, baby, drill’? Not so fast!

September 7, 2014

Michigan is not exactly a state that an oil and gas industry executive would call “unwelcoming.” In fact, there is…

Victory against Detroit school dictator

September 7, 2014

The Detroit Public School system has been in the clutches of an emergency manager since March 2009. It is not…

On the picket line

September 7, 2014

UFCW on mother of Michael Brown On Aug. 22, Joe Hansen, international president of the Food and Commercial Workers union,…

Cuba awards Nyad ‘Order of Merit in Sports’

September 6, 2014

From cubadebate.cu. Aug. 30 — Today, Cuba awarded the “Order of Merit in Sports” to U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad, who…

Post-Ferguson

September 6, 2014

Taken from an Aug. 25 audio column at prisonradio.org As the body of Michael “Mike” Brown is consigned to the…

People’s Climate March

September 5, 2014

The People’s Climate March, which organizers expect will attract 100,000 people, is set for Sept. 21 in New York City.…

Support Jamil Al-Amin

September 5, 2014

Preparations are underway for an evening of “Love and Resistance for Imam Jamil Al-Amin,” on Sept. 12 in New York…

Activists defend fired workers

September 5, 2014

Oakland, Calif. — Labor and community activists, carrying signs and chanting, marched inside a Jack in the Box restaurant on…

San Diego rally ‘speaks names’ of those killed by police

September 4, 2014

Over 100 anti-police brutality activists gathered for a rally and march in City Heights Park in central San Diego on…

‘Streetz Party’ commemorates Black Panther leader’s birthday in Chicago

September 4, 2014

Every year on Aug. 30, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Prisoners of Conscience Committee/Black Panther Party Cubs organize a…