Dr. King’s struggle legacy and today’s crisis of the cities

January 20, 2014

The federal holiday that commemorates martyred civil rights, social justice and peace activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. takes…

Water still unsafe after Elk River chemical spill

January 20, 2014

Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 19 — A chemical spill into the nearby Elk River has caused hundreds of local residents to…

Thousands of African migrants strike in Israel

January 20, 2014

Tens of thousands of African migrants suspended a general strike Jan. 13 that had been in effect since January 5…

Chilean soccer team supports Palestine

January 19, 2014

The Club Deportivo Palestino, a first division football (soccer) team in Chile, has found a novel and dramatic way to…

Native & environmental activists take on GE & Big Oil

January 18, 2014

The tar sands of Alberta, Canada, are the dirtiest, most polluting oil source in North America and require very specialized,…

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 28

January 18, 2014

Women and revolution “As we come marching, marching, we bring the greater days, The rising of the women means the…

IFCO /Pastors for Peace resists IRS attacks

January 18, 2014

Once again the U.S. government is targeting the solidarity movement with harassment in an attempt to silence the progressive movement…

Meeting seeks justice for Iraq

January 18, 2014

An increase in deaths in Iraq from internal fighting and bombing doubled in 2013 from a year earlier, reaching levels…

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on the 12th anniversary of the arrest of Ahmad Sa’adat

January 17, 2014

The following statement was released by the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Jan. 15:…

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

January 17, 2014

Atlanta — From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…