Bronx rally denounces school closings in Puerto Rico

August 22, 2014

Bronx, N.Y. -- A busy plaza in the Bronx was the site of a street meeting on Aug. 21, in…

Jury acquits anti-drone protester

August 22, 2014

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A six-person jury acquitted anti-drone protester Russell Brown on July 31 in an East Syracuse, N.Y., court…

Union leader responds to tragedy in Ferguson

August 21, 2014

This Aug. 14 message, posted at cwa-union.org, is from Claude Cummings, Communication Workers of America vice president of District 6…

New York City subway performers denounce police crackdown

August 21, 2014

Subway artists and police brutality activists held a news conference at City Hall on Aug. 12 to protest the racist…

Night of pain — night of rage

August 21, 2014

Once again, a Black unarmed youth has been killed by a cop. And while the facts surrounding the shooting are…

U.S. expands military role in Iraq

August 21, 2014

Aug. 18 — This morning the Iraqi government forces claimed they had retaken control of the Mosul Dam in northern…

Palestine solidarity with Ferguson struggle

August 21, 2014

What follows are excerpts from an introductory statement by Rana Baker followed by the full text of a Palestinian solidarity…

The racist militarization of Ferguson, Mo.

August 20, 2014

Aug. 18 — The air was again choked in Ferguson, Mo., with smoke bombs and tear gas. Protesters’ chants competed…

‘Justice for Michael Brown & all victims of police brutality’

August 20, 2014

Several hundred people rallied at One Police Plaza in New York City Aug. 18 to demand justice for Michael Brown…

Ferguson and the unfinished revolution

August 20, 2014

The great struggle for justice by the African-American people of Ferguson, Mo., comes after a white cop there gunned down…