Washington talks peace, wages proxy war

November 10, 2013

Contradicting peace gestures by the Obama administration, U.S. warplanes attacked Syria. U.S.-made F16s fired U.S.-made missiles at two bases of…

Indonesia, Bangladesh workers battle low wages

November 10, 2013

At the end of October, both Bangladesh and Indonesia saw strikes involving millions of low-wage workers demanding substantial increases in…

92 die in desert migrating in Africa

November 10, 2013

A convoy of two trucks, carrying over 100 people from the small town of Arlit in northern Niger to Algeria,…

Large TWU protest for a decent contract

November 10, 2013

More than 4,000 people — mainly members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 — protested in front of the Metropolitan…

On the picket line

November 10, 2013

Grocery workers fight cutbacks from coast to coast In the state of Washington, Safeway, Albertsons and Kroger blinked two hours…

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 23

November 10, 2013

Same-sex love and ‘marriage’ in pre-capitalist class society In Part 12 of this series we dealt with manifestations of same-sex…

Iraqi progressives say ‘no’ to more U.S. arms

November 10, 2013

Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki, who rose to power under the U.S. occupation, used his visit with U.S. President Barack Obama…

Community protests police killing of 13-year-old

November 7, 2013

Santa Rosa, Calif. -- Thousands of students and community members have taken to the streets to protest the killing of…

Philadelphia meeting highlights Assata Shakur

November 7, 2013

Around 100 people participated in the Day of Awareness of Assata and All Political Prisoners at a meeting in Philadelphia…

‘Fighting for Kendrick’

November 7, 2013

On Jan. 11, the bloodied body of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was discovered in a rolled-up gym mat at his high…