Haiti: Election protests continue

January 2, 2017

Beginning shortly after the Nov. 20 Haitian election and continuing almost daily since, over 30 massive, militant demonstrations have filled…

Chicago transit workers take to the streets

January 2, 2017

Bus and rail operators, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 whose contract expired over a year ago, picketed…

From a Pennsylvania prison: The torture chair

January 2, 2017

Dec. 26 -- Power to the people! Since this has been the holiday season of consumer shopping frenzies and enlarged…

Chicago protest greets Pence

January 2, 2017

Hundreds of demonstrators greeted Vice President-elect Mike Pence as he arrived to address well-heeled luncheon goers at the Chicago Club…

Humanitarian Crisis at the Tijuana-San Diego Border

December 31, 2016

On visits from San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico, I was able to learn from Makeda Makossa and Professor Wilner Metelus…

Political crisis in South Korea: What’s behind the president’s impeachment

December 31, 2016

A major political crisis is shaking south Korea, but you would barely know it if you depend on the corporate…

Rally in Pennsylvania on International Day for Migrants

December 31, 2016

December 18 is recognized by the United Nations as International Migrants Day to spotlight the need for safe, orderly and…

Ultra-right parties take anti-EU stance

December 31, 2016

The European Union faces challenges to its existence. At least three major countries in the EU — France, the Netherlands…

U.S. Out of Syria

December 21, 2016

The city of Aleppo in Syria has been liberated from reactionary fighters — those supported by the U.S., Qatar, Saudi…

Freedom fighters converge in Mississippi

December 21, 2016

Jackson, Miss. - The Southern Human Rights Organizing Conference celebrated 20 years of convergences Dec. 9-11 in Jackson, Miss. Organized…