On the Mass. ballot, voting YES for worker rights, trans rights

October 18, 2018

Three Massachusetts ballot questions this November need a YES vote. They present an unusual opportunity for people to mobilize through…

Historic justice for a trans Filipina: ‘Call Her Ganda’

October 18, 2018

Jennifer Laude, known as “Ganda,” was a Filipina trans woman and sex worker in Olongapo, a port city for U.S.…

In Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban response

October 18, 2018

A powerful earthquake shook northern Haiti on Oct. 6 at 8:11 p.m. Though it measured 5.9 on the Richter scale…

Hurricane hammers Florida & government protects property, not people

October 17, 2018

Pensacola, Fla. — Convoys of relief supplies provided by a left and community coalition effort headed from this city to…

Getting serious about the environment

October 17, 2018

A fierce debate is raging within the environmental movement. It comes very late, but it is here now and that…

Striking hotel workers strategize to win

October 17, 2018

Oct. 12 — Chanting “7 a.m. wake-up call!” and “Don’t check in, check out!” 500 Boston hotel workers on the…

Notables anticoloniales obtendrán audiencia en Tribunal sobre PR

October 17, 2018

12 de octubre El Tribunal Internacional de Emergencia sobre Crímenes Coloniales de los Estados Unidos en Puerto Rico se llevará…

La lucha contra Kavanaugh

October 17, 2018

La confirmación de Brett Kavanaugh ante la Corte Suprema el 6 de octubre fue sin duda una victoria, por el…

In Syria, buffer zone quiet but war still a risk

October 17, 2018

The war in Syria, provoked by Western imperialist powers in 2011 and bringing enormous suffering to the Syrian people, can…

Teamsters say: ‘Immigrant rights, workers rights!’

October 16, 2018

Striking Los Angeles port drivers, organized by the Teamsters union, shut down an entrance to the Metropolitan Detention Center here…