Defend Bolivarian Venezuela!

July 22, 2017

The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro is being blamed for the shortages of food and other necessities plaguing that…

Hundreds block Brooklyn gentrification: ‘Kill the deal!’

July 22, 2017

Hundreds of angry protesters against gentrification lined the steps of Borough Hall, Brooklyn’s city hall, on July 10. Inside, the…

Ferguson activist Ashley Yates talks Oakland, Assata Shakur and Black Woman leadership

July 20, 2017

Ashley Yates is co-founder of the Ferguson-based grassroots organization, Millennial Activists United (MAU).  Originally from Florissant, Mo., Yates was one…

HEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensions

July 20, 2017

Hundreds of cheering nurses streamed into the lobby of Boston’s Tufts Medical Center at 7 a.m. on July 17, wearing…

Little Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancy

July 20, 2017

1937 Little Steel Strike, Part 1: Capitalists expose their brutality In 1937, Youngstown, Ohio, had a population of 170,000. On…

Newark, 50 years after ‘A rebellion, not a riot’

July 20, 2017

Over 100 people gathered on July 12 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion against racism. People…

Fracking Colorado, Part III: Impact on environment and people

July 20, 2017

Part 1: Impact on environment and people Part 2: Impact on environment and people Denver — The scientific evidence is…

Big real estate threatens to silence ‘people’s radio station’

July 20, 2017

A press conference was held on the steps of New York City Hall on July 13 to bring attention to…

The July Days, Petrograd 1917

July 19, 2017

Sometimes a revolutionary party has to flip its tactics On July 16 a hundred years ago, about four months after…

The Macron-Trump visit: U.S. role in World War I and now

July 19, 2017

“As through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men. Some will rob you with a six-gun and…