Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

March 7, 2015

African leaders, health care professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work battling the latest and most deadly…

What women are fighting for

March 7, 2015

International Women’s Day is a good time to examine some crucial struggles for women, including pay equity and livable wages.…

Victory for Boston school bus drivers union

March 6, 2015

Kirschbaum acquitted as frame-up collapses Dorchester, Mass. -- The campaign to rehire and win justice for four Boston school-bus drivers,…

Women fight oppression in Bangladesh

March 6, 2015

As I walked through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, I became aware of so much suffering, especially for women.…

Two years after factory collapse, Bangladeshi workers address students

March 6, 2015

Lexington, Ky. -- Mahinur Begum went to work on the morning of April 24, 2013, even though she knew she…

Detroit protesters stand with Greece

March 6, 2015

Detroit --  Activists with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstrated in bitterly cold weather in front of Chase Bank here to…

Workers reject McDonald’s racism

March 6, 2015

After facing a pattern of racial discrimination and sexual harassment, 17 Black and Latino/a McDonald’s workers in the state of…

Tenant protest occupies Brooklyn, N.Y., realtor

March 6, 2015

Landlords left the apartments of long-term tenants with cracks in the walls and slanting floors. The new tenants’ apartments had…

On the picket line

March 6, 2015

Refinery explosion confirms need for greater safety An explosion and fire on Feb. 18 at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance,…

Civil rights activist denied appeal bond

March 6, 2015

A motions hearing in Berrien County, Mich., on Feb. 27 denied bond to imprisoned community leader Rev. Edward Pinkney, pending…