Bosses can deny birth control

July 1, 2014

Top Court attacks women The Supreme Court has done it again. It bestowed new rights on corporations. All a corporation…

Central Park 5 talk about settlement

June 30, 2014

On June 19, 2014, twelve years after the filing of a lawsuit by the Central Park 5 — five innocent…

Benton Harbor activist appeals for support in fight against frame-up

June 30, 2014

The Rev. Edward Pinkney of the Benton Harbor/Berrien County Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) spoke in Detroit at the…

Moral Mondays goes statewide in N.C.

June 30, 2014

By Ben C. and Andy Katz Raleigh, N.C., June 29 — As the short North Carolina legislative session winds down…

Sgt. Bergdahl’s return home

June 29, 2014

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s return to U.S. soil on June 13, after nearly five years’ captivity, was a Kafkaesque media event.…

Demanding answers to East Harlem explosion

June 29, 2014

At a June 18 City Council public hearing, an ad hoc coalition of tenants and activists stepped up the fight…

And still the Ukraine – an interim report

June 29, 2014

The following article is by Kai Ehlers, a German-based expert on the former Soviet Union. We publish it as a…

U.S.-backed wars displace tens of millions

June 27, 2014

June 20 is World Refugee Day. This year, a report issued by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for…

A tribute to ‘Ancestors of the Middle Passage’

June 27, 2014

Brooklyn, N.Y. -- On June 14 from noon to sunset, the 25th annual “Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle…

Letter to the Editor: Another pro-abortion-rights movie

June 27, 2014

June 20, 2014 Dear Editor, In her article “Obvious Child” about abortion and films, Sue Davis overlooked a great film…