Disability rights: A rich theater of the class struggle

June 7, 2014

Shea has been an organizer in the Disability Rights movement for more than 30 years, starting with the Disabled Peoples…

Two wings, one vulture

June 6, 2014

Both Vince Copeland’s “Market Elections: How Democracy Serves the Rich” (1999) and Paul Street’s “The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama…

All issues are LGBTQ issues!All issues are LGBTQ issues!

All issues are LGBTQ issues!

June 6, 2014

The annual Pride Parade in Buffalo is huge, raucous and wonderfully well-attended, but for many years it has been depoliticized…

Milwaukee community, labor protests ICEMilwaukee community, labor protests ICE

Milwaukee community, labor protests ICE

June 6, 2014

Protesting multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Milwaukee the week of May 25, the labor and immigrant rights organization…

Support grows for Oscar LópezSupport grows for Oscar López

Support grows for Oscar López

June 5, 2014

On May 29, actions for the freedom of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera were carried out in Puerto…

Puerto Ricans march in the Bronx demanding ‘Free Oscar López!’Puerto Ricans march in the Bronx demanding ‘Free Oscar López!’

Puerto Ricans march in the Bronx demanding ‘Free Oscar López!’

June 5, 2014

On the 33rd anniversary of the arrest of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera, a large contingent demanded his…

Postal workers and students picket Staples’ board meeting

June 5, 2014

American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of the…

Syrian people elect president by wide margin amid insurgent attacks

June 5, 2014

Damascus, Syria --  On June 3, nearly 12 million Syrians cast their ballots at one of the 9,601 polling sites…

Anti-fascist militia downs helicopter in Slavyansk

June 5, 2014

June 2 — In an important military victory for the People’s Republic of Donetsk, armed defenders brought down a Ukrainian…

William Worthy: He opened the media to voices of resistanceWilliam Worthy: He opened the media to voices of resistance

William Worthy: He opened the media to voices of resistance

June 5, 2014

William Worthy was a highly talented and educated journalist with a quality that distinguished him from so many of his…