Ferguson activist Ashley Yates talks Oakland, Assata Shakur and Black Woman leadership

July 20, 2017

Ashley Yates is co-founder of the Ferguson-based grassroots organization, Millennial Activists United (MAU).  Originally from Florissant, Mo., Yates was one…

HEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensions

July 20, 2017

Hundreds of cheering nurses streamed into the lobby of Boston’s Tufts Medical Center at 7 a.m. on July 17, wearing…

Little Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancy

July 20, 2017

1937 Little Steel Strike, Part 1: Capitalists expose their brutality In 1937, Youngstown, Ohio, had a population of 170,000. On…

Newark, 50 years after ‘A rebellion, not a riot’

July 20, 2017

Over 100 people gathered on July 12 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion against racism. People…

Fracking Colorado, Part III: Impact on environment and people

July 20, 2017

Part 1: Impact on environment and people Part 2: Impact on environment and people Denver — The scientific evidence is…

Big real estate threatens to silence ‘people’s radio station’

July 20, 2017

A press conference was held on the steps of New York City Hall on July 13 to bring attention to…

The July Days, Petrograd 1917

July 19, 2017

Sometimes a revolutionary party has to flip its tactics On July 16 a hundred years ago, about four months after…

The Macron-Trump visit: U.S. role in World War I and now

July 19, 2017

“As through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men. Some will rob you with a six-gun and…

MISSISSIPPI auto workers on road to historic union vote

July 18, 2017

In a historic action on July 10, workers at the Canton, Miss., Nissan automobile manufacturing plant filed a petition with…

Unions, communities in U.S. embrace Cuban labor leader

July 18, 2017

Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez, secretary general of Cuba’s hotel and tourism union and elected delegate to Cuba’s National Assembly, recently…