Unarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trialUnarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trial

Unarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trial

March 16, 2017

By Tristen Schmidt and Terri Kay San Francisco A three-day, pre-trial hearing here ended with the judge’s decision to permit…

Nurses return to work, struggle continuesNurses return to work, struggle continues

Nurses return to work, struggle continues

March 16, 2017

Philadelphia - On March 10, after a two-day strike and a three-day lockout, 370 nurses and technicians returned to their…

Protest demands freedom for farmworkerProtest demands freedom for farmworker

Protest demands freedom for farmworker

March 16, 2017

Rochester, N.Y. — On March 9, nearly 200 people braved the aftermath of a violent windstorm to demand freedom and…

Striking Rockford school worker: ‘They need us’Striking Rockford school worker: ‘They need us’

Striking Rockford school worker: ‘They need us’

March 16, 2017

After working since July without a contract, more than 900 Rockford Public School workers from American Federation of State, County…

Memphis cops serve McDonald’sMemphis cops serve McDonald’s

Memphis cops serve McDonald’s

March 16, 2017

Police, when they arrest and even shoot people, usually say they are just “upholding law and order” or “protecting private…

ICE terrorizes migrantsICE terrorizes migrants

ICE terrorizes migrants

March 15, 2017

The 13-year-old daughter of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez was recording a video as immigration agents picked him up, just after he had…

Trump attacks at home and abroadTrump attacks at home and abroad

Trump attacks at home and abroad

March 15, 2017

The authoritarian Trump clique in the White House — Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, Steven Miller and Donald Trump himself —…

Ida B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusaderIda B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusader

Ida B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusader

March 15, 2017

The many references by African-American women intellectuals and activists to educational achievement, economic self-reliance, sobriety and religious adherence suggest that…

Upcoming European elections reveal deep divisionsUpcoming European elections reveal deep divisions

Upcoming European elections reveal deep divisions

March 15, 2017

March 13 — After the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election, nobody is discounting the chances of far-right parties…

Guatemalans protest girls’ deathsGuatemalans protest girls’ deaths

Guatemalans protest girls’ deaths

March 14, 2017

The deaths of over 40 young women in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on March 8 -- International Women’s Day, no less…