’Friends of labor’ and state repression’Friends of labor’ and state repression

’Friends of labor’ and state repression

January 4, 2018

2017 marked the 80th anniversary of many important labor struggles. The victory of the Flint sit-down strike against mighty General…

No justice in 1946 racist lynchingNo justice in 1946 racist lynching

No justice in 1946 racist lynching

January 4, 2018

The Atlanta Journal Constitution announced in an exclusive report Dec. 28 that the FBI had “quietly closed its investigation into…

Activists arrested in Iowa protesting U.S. drone deathsActivists arrested in Iowa protesting U.S. drone deaths

Activists arrested in Iowa protesting U.S. drone deaths

January 4, 2018

Des Moines, Iowa — Four anti-war activists were arrested here Dec. 28 after protesting war crimes committed by U.S. armed…

Bay Area Hondurans denounce ‘electoral coup’Bay Area Hondurans denounce ‘electoral coup’

Bay Area Hondurans denounce ‘electoral coup’

January 4, 2018

San Francisco — In solidarity with their compatriots in Honduras, who have poured into the streets of that Central American…

On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

January 3, 2018

N.C. Christmas tree workers stop Scrooge wage theft When we light up Christmas trees, we don’t think about the workers…

Miners’ deaths spark growing protestsMiners’ deaths spark growing protests

Miners’ deaths spark growing protests

January 3, 2018

Brothers Houcine and Jedouane drowned in a clandestine, flooded, handmade mine in Jerada, Morocco, on Dec. 22. When their bodies…

A tax cut to hateA tax cut to hate

A tax cut to hate

January 3, 2018

When Congress finally passed the misnamed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and it was signed into law, it was clear…

People’s Korea resists U.S. threatsPeople’s Korea resists U.S. threats

People’s Korea resists U.S. threats

January 2, 2018

Where does the danger of yet another war come from? Does it come from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,…

Honduras: The people’s movement fights electoral fraudHonduras: The people’s movement fights electoral fraud

Honduras: The people’s movement fights electoral fraud

January 2, 2018

Jan. 1 — Hondurans have been in the streets risking their lives to protest fraud in the recent presidential election…

Peru: Tens of thousands protest release of right-wing dictator FujimoriPeru: Tens of thousands protest release of right-wing dictator Fujimori

Peru: Tens of thousands protest release of right-wing dictator Fujimori

January 2, 2018

On Dec. 24, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) shocked Peruvians and the world by pardoning former right-wing dictator Alberto Fujimori.…