New revelations about imperialist role in murder of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba

April 9, 2013

A recent letter to the London Review of Books has reopened discussions about who was behind the assassination of revolutionary…

Washington’s lies exposed: Background to the Korean crisis

April 9, 2013

To listen to the U.S. government and the big business media talk about how the Pentagon is sending all its…

Red Youth protest U.S. war threats against north Korea

April 8, 2013

New York — A new revolutionary organization of young people, Red Youth, held a protest and street meeting at Manhattan’s…

Georgia school workers score victory

April 8, 2013

Atlanta — On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., low-wage workers…

Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Cuba

April 8, 2013

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Shawn Carter celebrated their fifth anniversary in Havana, Cuba, this week. And why not? The couple, better…

Rutgers abuse scandal exposes winners and losers

April 8, 2013

The firing of Rutgers University head basketball coach Mike Rice on April 3 for physically and verbally abusing his players…

Poor People’s March to revive Martin Luther King’s revolutionary heritage

April 7, 2013

Forty-five years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the nation when he called for a poor people’s…

‘Monsanto Protection Act’: Chemical monopoly writes its own law

April 7, 2013

On March 24, the pro-Monsanto “Farmer Assurance Provision, Section 735” rider was quietly slipped into the Agricultural Appropriations provisions of…

Detroit struggle ramps up vs. state takeover

April 7, 2013

Major developments took place in Detroit during the first week of the city’s rule under emergency manager Kevyn Orr. A…

Activist Dick Gregory on hunger strike to demand freedom for Lynne Stewart

April 5, 2013

The legendary African-American comedian and longtime civil rights activist, Dick Gregory — now 80 years old — released the following…