Verizon strikers stay strong as solidarity grows

May 2, 2016

Since April 13, 40,000 workers, represented by the Communication Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been on…

Jobs, globalization and election promises

May 2, 2016

The question of what has happened to jobs in the United States is of course of the utmost concern to…

A revolutionary’s tribute to Prince

May 2, 2016

On the morning of April 21, the musician Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, was found slumped…

May Day in Havana, Cuba

May 2, 2016

Havana -- A massive outpouring of humanity marched in Havana on the morning of Sunday, May 1, to celebrate International…

Suicides rise at a startling rate

May 2, 2016

Suicide rates in the U.S. have increased 24 percent since 1999, with nearly 43,000 suicides in 2014, and the pace…

France: Workers, youth battle new labor law

May 2, 2016

On April 28, for the fourth time in two months, hundreds of thousands of French workers, students and youth poured…

‘Don’t vote for Hillary — she’s killing Black people’

May 1, 2016

Philadelphia -- Members of the Racial, Economic and Legal Justice Coalition and Black Lives Matter disrupted a Hillary Clinton campaign event…

‘Oscar is our Nelson Mandela!’

May 1, 2016

Thirty-four Latinas who gathered in New York City’s Union Square Park carried signs reading, “Hasta regreso!” [“Until the return”], as…

Court obstructs justice in Akai Gurley case

May 1, 2016

For a brief time last February, there was hope that, at last, Black lives do matter, when a jury convicted…

Moldovan political prisoners win partial victory, struggle continues

May 1, 2016

April 26 -- The Petrenko Group, seven communists and anti-oligarchy political prisoners in Moldova, have been freed from house arrest…