El Nuevo Plan Fiscal para Puerto Rico es ‘un cruel proceso de austeridad’

November 6, 2018

"El pueblo de Puerto Rico necesita y merece muchos trabajos buenos, una economía dinámica y próspera, electricidad asequible y confiable,…

Susan Abulhawa’s statement on her deportation: ‘My heart doesn’t ever leave Palestine’

November 5, 2018

This is a slightly edited version of Susan Abulhawa’s “Statement to Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival” of Nov. 3. As you…

Israeli state blocks Palestinian author, can’t stop her words

November 5, 2018

An Israeli judge ordered the deportation of Palestinian novelist Susan Abulhawa after security forces held her for over 36 hours.…

After the Pittsburgh massacre: Solidarity against racism, anti-Semitism

November 5, 2018

Solidarity against racism, anti-immigrant xenophobia and anti-Semitism has swept the United States since the Oct. 27 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. Individuals…

Commentary: Labor against racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ attacks

November 5, 2018

By a Jewish New York City public sector worker and union member When I arrived at my Local’s union meeting…

Disabled artists and activists fight for minimum wage equality

November 5, 2018

Brooklyn, N.Y.  — The Fair Wages Task Force began its campaign to eliminate subminimum wages for disabled workers at a…

Refugees flee Central America

November 3, 2018

The mass exodus of workers from Central America making its way into the U.S. is described in the media as…

Nov. 17 in Philly: Fight fascist violence!

November 3, 2018

A motley group of far-right organizations, including the Proud Boys, plan to rally near Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Nov.…

Veterans’ letter asks active duty soldiers to ’Refuse orders to deploy on southern border’

November 3, 2018

Following are excerpts from a letter from two military veterans appealing to the 15,000 active duty troops the president sent…

New Orleans Workers Group defends trans lives

November 3, 2018

Two hundred people marched through New Orleans’ French Quarter on Oct. 27 to defend trans people. The march was called…