Boston welcomes Puerto Rican freedom fighter

May 3, 2018

Boston — Puerto Rican activists, freedom fighters and supporters gathered here on April 28 in the Villa Victoria Center for…

Jury duty exposes racist injustice

May 3, 2018

Detroit — It’s 3:30 p.m. and I just got back from jury duty. I had arrived at the Frank Murphy…

New York tenants shut down rent board meeting

May 3, 2018

New York — Hundreds of angry tenants drowned out members of the Rent Guidelines Board at an April 26 meeting…

Worker unity needed vs. brutal war on immigrants

May 2, 2018

The migrant sector of the global working class in 2006 revived May Day in the U.S., staying away from their…

Colorado teachers walk out, surround Capitol

May 2, 2018

Denver — Over 10,000 teachers surrounded the state Capitol in Denver on Friday, April 27, making their loud voices heard.…

School bus battles roll on

May 2, 2018

“Experienced drivers! Safe children!” chanted New York City school bus drivers and attendants in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, along…

#RedForEd blazing as Arizona teachers walk out

May 1, 2018

The spreading education workers’ struggle is ablaze in Arizona. On Thursday, April 26, an estimated 75,000 public school employees refused…

Puerto Rican teachers fight ‘disaster capitalism’

May 1, 2018

Excerpted from an April 28 message from Mercedes Martínez, president of the Teachers’ Federation of Puerto Rico (FMPR). On April…

DA caves to cop pressure, denies justice for Mumia

May 1, 2018

Philadelphia, April 30 — Despite District Attorney Larry Krasner’s campaign promises to address decades of injustice in the Philadelphia DA’s…

Heroic resistance continues to Israel’s blockade of Gaza

May 1, 2018

Heroic demonstrations against the Israeli occupation of Gaza continued on April 28 for the fifth week. Every Friday since March…