Free Lynne Stewart NOW!

March 10, 2013

On Feb. 21, a petition of certiorari was submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of Lynne Stewart, a brilliant,…

As imperialists pour in more funds, fighting intensifies in Syria

March 10, 2013

Ferocious fighting continues in many parts of Syria. Part of the Khan al-Assal police academy in Aleppo appears to have…

Palestinians protest torture and murder in Israeli prisons

March 10, 2013

Three thousand Palestinian prisoners carried out a one-day hunger strike on Feb. 24 to protest the torture and murder of…

Africa-South America Summit calls for cooperation

March 10, 2013

Some 63 governments from two continents took part in the Third Africa-South America Summit, held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, under…

VAWA’s major flaw: Increased incarceration of women of color

March 8, 2013

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), first passed in 1994, became a flashpoint in “the war against…

International Women’s Alliance: Fight capitalism, imperialism

March 8, 2013

The International Women’s Alliance is a global alliance of grassroots-based women’s organizations, institutions, alliances, networks and individuals committed to moving…

Berkeley activists demand, ‘Take post office off auction block’

March 8, 2013

Berkeley, Calif. — Nearly 200 people rocked a U.S. Postal Service official hearing here on Feb. 26 to demand that Berkeley’s…

Parents demand union school bus crews

March 8, 2013

Two weeks after the school bus strike ended here, parents were still trying to guarantee satisfactory bus service while protecting…

Union response to sequester

March 8, 2013

The first response to the threat facing government workers from the ­sequester was from the American Federation of Govern­ment Employees.…

From Cuba’s revolutionary government on Hugo Chávez: Farewell, Commander

March 7, 2013

The following statement was released on March 5, 2013. It was with profound and searing grief that our people and…