On tenth anniversary of death, Oakland remembers Oscar Grant

January 7, 2019

Jan. 1 -- Over 200 people gathered at the Fruitvale BART Station in East Oakland to commemorate Oscar Grant and…

After more than 100 years, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill

January 7, 2019

There’s a saying, “Better late than never.”  In this case, “late” refers to the century-long attempt to pass anti-lynching legislation…

A mystery within a mystery

January 7, 2019

Oh, the horror of it! That loud, whining, brain-piercing sound! What will these Reds do next to poor U.S. diplomats?…

Election in the Congo: Rearranging who controls what

January 7, 2019

In his speech accepting the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege said, “I am part of one of…

High-tech, low pay and capitalist crisis

January 5, 2019

The following excerpt (pages 81-84) from the book “Low-Wage Capitalism” by Fred Goldstein, written in 2012, deals with Sam Marcy’s…

A painful reminder of cultural genocide

January 5, 2019

What was supposed to be just another amateur wrestling match held in southern New Jersey on Dec. 19 turned out…

Houston action for International Migrants Day

January 5, 2019

Standing over one of Houston’s busiest freeways, Highway 59, activists held a “banner drop” on Dec. 18, International Migrants Day,…

Popular uprising brewing in Haiti

January 5, 2019

Two major, massive demonstrations took place in Haiti in October and November, when hundreds of thousands of people throughout the…

Houston mourns border deaths of children from Guatemala

January 5, 2019

In December activists led by the Carnalismo Brown Berets gathered to mourn the deaths of Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7, on…

Take Action for Mumia – Twitter Storm Jan 4, Protest Jan 5

January 4, 2019

Anyone with a twitter account, please click on these links on Friday, January 4th, and it will take you to your own…