Capitalism, Cuba and human rights

May 25, 2018

Scarcely one month apart, the U.S. and Cuba each released a review of human rights. On April 20, the U.S.…

Detroit ministers host Cuban church leader

May 25, 2018

Detroit — The Rev. Joel Ortega Dopico, president of the Cuban Council of Churches, and Gail Walker, executive director of the Interreligious…

Strike looms at AT&T Midwest

May 25, 2018

May 21 — The Communications Workers executive board authorized a strike on May 11 of 14,000 workers covered by AT&T’s…

On the picket line

May 25, 2018

Historic strike victory for Colorado teachers A momentous, 900-strong teachers’ strike in an already historic year for teachers’ strikes ended…

Haitian workers march for living wage

May 25, 2018

Inflation is a cruel blow in Haiti, where the per capita income is $350 a year ($409 in urban areas),…

Haitian Unity Day cheered

May 24, 2018

Boston held its annual Haitian Unity Day Parade on May 20, celebrating the victory of the 1804 Haitian Revolution. This…

Haitians demand: ‘Trump must go!’

May 24, 2018

Washington, D.C. — Haitians and their supporters rallied in front of the White House on May 19 to protest Trump’s racism and…

Gentrification drives homeless camp evictions

May 24, 2018

The U.S. opioid epidemic doesn’t just take over lives. It takes over neighborhoods, as the Kensington section of Philadelphia can…

Poor People’s Campaign kicks off across U.S.

May 24, 2018

One thousand people were arrested May 14 in civil disobedience actions at 39 state capitols across the United States. It…

‘Philly, don’t orchestrate apartheid’

May 23, 2018

Activists block street outside, disrupt concert inside Pro-Palestinian activists who, since April 6, have staged weekly demonstrations denouncing the Philadelphia…