San Francisco post offices spared the ax

October 15, 2012

After a yearlong mass protest campaign, San Francisco Postmaster Raj Sanghera announced in September that the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and…

Protests condemn U.S./NATO wars and wars at home

October 14, 2012

[gallery link="file" orderby="post_date"] The 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was not forgotten by anti-imperialist activists inside the…

Turkey uses false pretext to attack Syria

October 14, 2012

Mortar fire on the Turkish-Syria border — likely a provocation by Syrian rebels or at most an accident — has…

‘ Stop drones’ protest in Pakistan

October 14, 2012

Before Pakistan’s military stopped them from entering a Waziristan area on the border with Afghanistan, thousands of Pakistani people and…

Kenyans allowed to pursue case in English courts for torture

October 14, 2012

Three survivors of colonial detention centers in Kenya during the 1950s have been granted the legal right to pursue their…

Haitian masses to president: ‘Leave! We’ve had enough!’

October 14, 2012

All over Haiti — from Cap-Haïtien in the north to Jérémie in the southwest and Miragoâne in the south, in…

Rhode Island curfew law put on hold

October 14, 2012

Joined by constituents and community organizations, the 11th Ward city councilman, Davian Sanchez, announced on Oct. 4 that he has…

Selma, Ala., community protests monument to KKK leader

October 14, 2012

The struggle to stop the construction of a monument to Nathan Bedford Forrest, first grand Dragon of the Ku Klux…

Oakland city council forced to release police report on Alan Blueford killing

October 14, 2012

Oakland, Calif. — On Oct. 2, Oakland City Council president, Larry Reid, was forced into handing his own “personal” copy of…

Central Park 5 case: Justice still denied

October 14, 2012

It has been nine years since the Central Park 5 filed federal Civil Rights lawsuits against the city of New…