Memorial march for Ernest Duenez Jr.

June 14, 2014

Manteca, Calif. — Ernest Duenez Jr. was killed by police officer John Moody in this city on June 8, 2011.…

Not forgotten – Andy Lopez, presente!

June 14, 2014

Santa Rosa, Calif. — Several hundred people rallied and marched here on June 7, which would have been the week…

Scandal in health care goes beyond Veterans Administration

June 14, 2014

The May 21 New York Times editorialized that 40 U.S. veterans died while waiting for health care at U.S. Veterans…

Haiti: Protests hit 10 years of U.N. occupation

June 14, 2014

The United Nation’s Minustah force took over the occupation of Haiti 10 years ago, on June 1, 2004, after the…

Seattle campaign wins phased-in $15 minimum wage

June 13, 2014

On June 2, the Seattle City Council passed a $15-minimum-wage law. In the council chambers, supporters from across the labor…

Philadelphia protests denounce cutbacks in public education

June 13, 2014

Twice in one week, protests against severe underfunding of public schools took to the streets of Center City, Philadelphia.  On…

Walmart workers strike in 20 cities

June 13, 2014

In response to company harassment and attempts to silence workers who had protested and walked off their jobs over intolerable…

Ukrainian leftist leader speaks: ‘From the beginning, Maidan supported imperialist plunder’

June 13, 2014

The following interview with Sergei Kirichuk, leader in exile of Union Borotba (Struggle), was published at Initiativ-online.org on June 11, 2014.…

Palestinian unity gov’t

June 13, 2014

Despite opposition from both the U.S. and Israel, the Gaza-based Palestinian organization Hamas and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, controlled…

Embattled bus drivers’ union shifts into high gear

June 13, 2014

Boston’s school bus drivers are entering the most intense phase yet of their struggle against the notorious labor-busting Veolia Corporation.…