Hundreds protest fracking in ColoradoHundreds protest fracking in Colorado

Hundreds protest fracking in Colorado

May 22, 2016

Protests against the use of fossil fuels and hydraulic fracturing have been taking place in Colorado. All over the state,…

Obama’s visit to HiroshimaObama’s visit to Hiroshima

Obama’s visit to Hiroshima

May 22, 2016

President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima, Japan, on May 27 will be the first such visit by a U.S. president…

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African American Museum of History and Culture to open in DC

May 22, 2016

A center designed for the preservation and exhibition of the contributions of people of African descent in the United States…

Michael Ratner: 1943 – 2016Michael Ratner: 1943 – 2016

Michael Ratner: 1943 – 2016

May 22, 2016

The progressive and anti-imperialist movement lost a valued fighter on May 11, when Michael Ratner died at the age of…

Baltimore activists denounce voter suppressionBaltimore activists denounce voter suppression

Baltimore activists denounce voter suppression

May 20, 2016

In an unprecedented move, the State Board of Elections decertified Baltimore city primary election results on May 12 until it…

African Liberation Day at 53: U.S. intervention continuesAfrican Liberation Day at 53: U.S. intervention continues

African Liberation Day at 53: U.S. intervention continues

May 20, 2016

May 25 marks the 53rd anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity, known as the African Union…

Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incineratedWhy Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated

Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated

May 20, 2016

Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Hiroshima on May 27, the first sitting U.S. president to do so. Obama’s visit…

U.S. missiles in Romania and Poland put Europe on the nuclear frontlineU.S. missiles in Romania and Poland put Europe on the nuclear frontline

U.S. missiles in Romania and Poland put Europe on the nuclear frontline

May 20, 2016

At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the airbase of Deveselu in Romania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg inaugurated the "Aegis…

Demands to fire SF police chief reach crescendo – he’s outDemands to fire SF police chief reach crescendo – he’s out

Demands to fire SF police chief reach crescendo – he’s out

May 20, 2016

Update: Chief Suhr was fired on 5/19 after the SFPD killing of another Black person that morning, a 27 year…

Verizon strikers fight for all workersVerizon strikers fight for all workers

Verizon strikers fight for all workers

May 19, 2016

For more than a month, Verizon workers in the company’s landline and broadband FIOS sectors have been on strike in…