VERNON DAHMER: Unsung martyr of Civil Rights struggle

February 5, 2016

Vernon F. Dahmer Sr., a staunch NAACP activist and a close friend of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was killed…

‘Justice for Dontay Ivy!’

February 5, 2016

Albany, N.Y. -- More than 100 protesters packed the rotunda of the City Hall in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 25 to…

Bangladeshi solidarity with BLM

February 5, 2016

In solidarity and unity with the Black Lives Matter movement and immigrants under attack, the Bangladeshi American Community Council held…

Demonstration to demand: ‘Justice for Flint! Make GM pay!’

February 4, 2016

General Motors announced Feb. 3 gargantuan profits for 2015. The auto giant netted $9.7 billion after what little it pays…

Planned Parenthood vindicated: Makers of fraudulent videos indicted

February 4, 2016

In a dramatic turnaround, two of the right-wingers who created a fraudulent series of videos designed to discredit and ultimately…

Walmart strikers win at NLRB

February 4, 2016

Years of workers’ struggle against Walmart’s bosses led Jan. 21 to a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Walmart must…

Struggle over union at Bröd Kitchen

February 4, 2016

New York -- The owners of Bröd Kitchen on Manhattan’s trendy Upper East Side suddenly announced on Jan. 14 that they…

Iowa joins historic struggle for $15

February 4, 2016

Des Moines, Iowa -- Iowa joined the Fight for $15 when the first fast food strike in state history erupted on…

Flint water crisis grows: State, GM give no assistance

February 3, 2016

As its two-year anniversary approaches, the Flint Water Scandal keeps growing. In April 2014 Flint dropped the Detroit Water and…

CLAUDETTE COLVIN: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott

February 3, 2016

Many people think of Rosa Parks when they celebrate the victory of the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott that ended segregation…