A pardon for the Wilmington 10

January 11, 2013

On Dec. 31, outgoing North Carolina governor, Beverly Perdue, pardoned the Wilmington 10 — the Rev. Benjamin Chavis, Connie Tindall,…

Labor, youth protest right-wing governor

January 11, 2013

Raleigh, N.C. — On Jan. 5, activists gathered in Raleigh to protest the inauguration of the new ultra-right-wing Republican governor…

Haiti’s reconstruction barely begun

January 11, 2013

Three years after the earthquake that killed 300,000 people on Jan. 12, 2010, reconstruction has barely begun in Haiti. Debris…

Chicago New Black Panther Party focuses on local issues

January 11, 2013

Chicago — The first public meeting of the newly re-established Illinois Chapter of the New Black Panther Party was held on…

As NYC mayor attacks workers: Parents stand with school bus drivers

January 10, 2013

School bus drivers and parents joined together on Jan. 6 in a rally at City Hall to demand that Mayor…

Walmart worker tells WW: Conditions are ‘very frustrating’

January 10, 2013

Angelita lives and works in a large city in the Southwest. She is the sole supporter of her two children…

‘Free the Cuban 5!’

January 10, 2013

Freedom for the Cuban 5 — Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González now in their…

Albany, N.Y., protest demands fracking ban

January 10, 2013

More than 1,000 people from throughout New York state converged on Albany Jan. 9 to demand that Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

Michigan unionists fight new law

January 10, 2013

Hundreds of workers from across Michigan lined the walkways leading to the state Capitol in Lansing on Jan. 9 as…

The ‘ironclad unity of the Bolivarian gov’t’

January 9, 2013

On Jan. 3, as part of its regular condition updates of President Hugo Chávez following his Dec. 11 surgery, the…