Drop charges on ‘Black Friday 14’!Drop charges on ‘Black Friday 14’!

Drop charges on ‘Black Friday 14’!

February 9, 2015

On so-called Black Friday 2014, considered the busiest shopping day of the year one day after “Thanksgiving,” 14 Black activists pulled off…

African-American jockeys battle racismAfrican-American jockeys battle racism

African-American jockeys battle racism

February 9, 2015

The Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.  It  opened in 1863, and became a…

Oil refinery workers begin major strikeOil refinery workers begin major strike

Oil refinery workers begin major strike

February 6, 2015

Catlettsburg, Ky., Feb. 5 — Oil refinery workers here are on what they say is their biggest strike since 1980.…

Louisiana’s African slave revolt of 1811Louisiana’s African slave revolt of 1811

Louisiana’s African slave revolt of 1811

February 6, 2015

Some writers today note that an often hidden and misrepresented anti-slavery rebellion in 1811 along the German Coast in Louisiana…

On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

February 6, 2015

U.S. oil workers strike Shell The United Steelworkers called a strike on Feb. 1 at nine plants run by Royal…

Anti-Islam frenzy in France targets kidsAnti-Islam frenzy in France targets kids

Anti-Islam frenzy in France targets kids

February 6, 2015

An 8-year-old boy in Nice, a small city on France’s Mediterranean coast near Italy, was hauled out of school to…

The IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemicThe IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemic

The IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemic

February 6, 2015

By Jérôme Duval Member of the Citizen’s Debt Audit Platform Publico, Feb. 1 Although the International Monetary Fund claims it…

Mass anti-austerity rally clogs MadridMass anti-austerity rally clogs Madrid

Mass anti-austerity rally clogs Madrid

February 5, 2015

The specter of anti-austerity is haunting Europe’s ruling bankers and bosses. Excitement over Syriza’s victory in Greece’s parliamentary election jumped…

African Burial Ground exposes slaveryAfrican Burial Ground exposes slavery

African Burial Ground exposes slavery

February 5, 2015

Yes, slavery existed in the North, too. New York was one of the largest centers of slaveholding in the U.S.…

The right to rebel: The case of Ahmed EvansThe right to rebel: The case of Ahmed Evans

The right to rebel: The case of Ahmed Evans

February 5, 2015

Part 1: How the Glenville Rebellion briefly won community control in 1968 On July 23, 1968, a gun battle between…