Benji Pyles

Marshall University in West Virginia celebrates its first Indigenous Peoples Day

Huntington, W.V. - This year, for the first time, Marshall University welcomed an event celebrating the colonized people of this…

October 18, 2016

State-sponsored white supremacy in right-wing W. Va. Attorney General’s office

A spokeswoman and assistant communications director for right-wing West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was revealed on Aug. 25 to…

September 9, 2016

Protests, strikes in Latin America

Workers filled the streets in Argentina in protest marches on April 29 against right-wing President Mauricio Macri’s campaign of job…

May 8, 2016

Low-wage workers strike for $15 and a union

On Thursday, April 14, workers in Atlanta, Boston, New York, Los Angeles and more than 300 other cities across the…

April 20, 2016

Coal baron gets slap on wrist for death of 29 miners

Charleston, W.Va., April 8 — Many in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky were dismayed when news came that notorious Massey coal…

April 13, 2016

Rally supports gay man

Huntington, W.Va. — Over a dozen people rallied on Dec. 4 in support of a gay man, Robert Campbell, who…

December 18, 2015

Public workers fight for health care

Huntington, W.Va. -- Some 300 public workers and ­residents crammed into an auditorium in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., on…

November 29, 2015

Indigenous Day march and vigil: ‘Columbus invaded!’

Oct. 12 — Supporters of renaming today’s holiday from “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” gathered in Huntington, W.Va., for…

October 21, 2015

W.Va. Indigenous Day: “Columbus didn’t discover! He invaded!”

Oct. 12 -- Supporters of renaming today’s holiday from “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous Peoples' Day” gathered in Huntington, W.Va., for…

October 16, 2015

Morgantown, West Virginia, activists for unity here, worldwide

Building left unity was on the agenda in Morgantown, W.Va., where the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Solidarity Conference was held April 18.…

May 4, 2015