Detroit: ‘Stop foreclosures, water shutoffs!’

July 8, 2017

Activists held a day of protest against property tax foreclosures and water shutoffs in Detroit on June 28. Members of…

‘Out of the mouths of babes’

July 7, 2017

This is from a column written by Mumia Abu-Jamal on June 21. It arrived after the June 24 ceremony for…

Slavery and July 4th

July 7, 2017

The Declaration of Independence is Philadelphia’s proudest claim to fame. It was written by the Virginia slave master and future…

Campaign to defund OPD challenges Oakland City Council

July 7, 2017

Oakland, Calif. — Allied campaigns for a “People’s Budget,” led by the Defund OPD (Oakland Police Department) and Refund Oakland…

What Marxism teaches us about protests in Venezuela

July 6, 2017

Excerpted from TeleSur English, this article opens a compelling analysis of how Marxism can be used to take apart the…

Why all workers should support REPARATIONS

July 6, 2017

More than 100 people marched through downtown Newark on June 24 demanding reparations for the African holocaust. The marchers received…

Hundreds pack town hall to lambaste sheriff

July 6, 2017

Hayward, Calif. — Hundreds of people, the vast majority opposed to Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern’s policies on undocumented immigrants,…

Youth tell ICE: ‘Free Maguiber!’

July 6, 2017

Oakland, Calif. — The California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance held a press conference on the street in front of Alameda…

Protests continue over attempts to repeal ACA

July 6, 2017

Grass-roots action protesting plans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act continued to spread as June ended, despite the…

In Chicago, ‘Healthcare = Life’

July 6, 2017

Chicago, June 27 — “Don’t Kill Us: Healthcare = Life!” Chicagoans, including dozens of differently abled people, participated in a…