‘Long Distance Revolutionary’: #1 documentary in Philadelphia

May 7, 2013

Philadelphia — In one of many milestones in the decades-long movement to free political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, the documentary film "Long…

Assata Shakur is a modern-day Harriet Tubman

May 7, 2013

I had the distinct honor of meeting Assata Shakur in person at the 1997 World Youth Festival in Havana, Cuba.…

As French troops stay in Mali, suffering grows

May 7, 2013

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the West African state of Mali on April 26, where his troops have…

Hospitales deportan a pacientes indocumentados

May 7, 2013

En 2010, Quelino Ojeda Jiménez trabajaba en lo alto de un edificio en el aeropuerto de Midway de Chicago cuando…

Las protestas del Primero de Mayo reflejan la profundidad de la crisis europea

May 7, 2013

¿Evolucionarán las tradicionales manifestaciones de los trabajadores del Primero de Mayo en Europa en una gigantesca protesta anti austeridad este…

Israeli bombing of Syria threatens wider war

May 5, 2013

On May 3, and again on May 5, the Israeli air force bombed Syria’s capital of Damascus. According to Syria’s…

Lucasville prison uprising revisited

May 5, 2013

Activists, former prisoners and attorneys at the “Re-Examining the Lucasville Uprising Conference” at Columbus [Ohio] State Community College on the…

May Day in N. Carolina: 5 students arrested fighting for worker rights

May 4, 2013

Raleigh, N.C. — On May Day, the NC Student Power Union mobilized more than 350 students from 10 colleges from all…

Bangladesh May Day: Make jobs safe; punish the criminals

May 4, 2013

Tens of thousands of workers marched through central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on May Day to demand the death penalty for…

LGBTQ+ activists denounce SF Pride Board decision against B. Manning

May 2, 2013

Carrying signs that read “I am Bradley Manning,” some 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied activists protested at…