President Chávez: ‘We live in a really and truly free country’

February 11, 2013

On Feb. 4, Vice President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela read a message to the Venezuelan people from President Hugo Chávez…

Labor council demands justice for Alan Blueford\

February 11, 2013

The Alameda Central Labor Council passed the following resolution in support of Justice for Alan Blueford unanimously at its monthly…

Student gathering to declare: ‘Retaking our schools, remaking our society!’

February 11, 2013

The North Carolina Student Power Union will convene a statewide organizing conference in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 16 under the banner…

People’s participation strong in Colombia peace talks

February 10, 2013

The peace negotiations that started in Havana, Cuba, in November between the FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo)…

Leftist leader’s murder arouses mass resistance in Tunisia

February 8, 2013

The 500,000 members of Tunisia’s union federation shut down this North African country’s major cities on Feb 8 as tens…

Austerity can’t solve crises of capitalism

February 8, 2013

Millions of workers across the United States received a rude and unpleasant jolt this January when they discovered that their…

Detroit area workers send Walmart packing

February 7, 2013

Southfield, Mich. — With over 10,500 stores worldwide, Walmart, the world’s biggest corporation, has a wealth of experience in dealing…

Rhode Island People’s Assembly meets on MLK Day

February 7, 2013

Chairperson Mary Kay Harris convened the Eighth Annual Rhode Island MLK All-Peoples Assembly on Jan. 26, by reminding those gathered…

Colombian autoworker ends hunger strike

February 7, 2013

Detroit — After 72 heroic days, Jorge Parra, the president of Asotrecol, the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of…

‘Promised Land’ hits nerve with drillers

February 7, 2013

Fracking has gone Hollywood. In January the movie “Promised Land,” directed by Gus Van Sant and written by and starring…