G. Dunkel

G. Dunkel

Masses cheer as protests force out government in MaliMasses cheer as protests force out government in Mali

Masses cheer as protests force out government in Mali

  After months of agitation and protests — some going on for days, involving  thousands of people and substantial injuries…

August 29, 2020
Billionaires push to reopen schools with no plan for safety Billionaires push to reopen schools with no plan for safety 

Billionaires push to reopen schools with no plan for safety 

Schools in the U.S. provide students with much more than an education. They provide child care, meals (for 14 million…

July 31, 2020
Teachers and staff organize in New York City during Covid-19Teachers and staff organize in New York City during Covid-19

Teachers and staff organize in New York City during Covid-19

The Professional Staff Congress, the American Federation of Teachers union  representing 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of…

July 23, 2020
Popular protest shakes former French colony MaliPopular protest shakes former French colony Mali

Popular protest shakes former French colony Mali

Tens of thousands of Malians in the capital Bamako came out in the streets July 10 for three days of…

July 22, 2020
French workers resist COVID-19 layoffsFrench workers resist COVID-19 layoffs

French workers resist COVID-19 layoffs

Some big companies with major operations in France have been using the impact of COVIC-19 on their business as an…

July 13, 2020
Labor union begins struggle against COVID-19 layoffsLabor union begins struggle against COVID-19 layoffs

Labor union begins struggle against COVID-19 layoffs

New York City On the last day possible, June 30, the City University of New York announced it was going…

July 9, 2020
Haiti: U.S. deports mortgage fraudster, backs repressionHaiti: U.S. deports mortgage fraudster, backs repression

Haiti: U.S. deports mortgage fraudster, backs repression

Emmanuel “Toto” Constant was in charge of FRAPH (the Revolutionary Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti) during the…

July 2, 2020
Maritime workers: Essential and mistreated due to COVIDMaritime workers: Essential and mistreated due to COVID

Maritime workers: Essential and mistreated due to COVID

Over a million workers on 60,000 ships, moving hither and yon through the world’s oceans, transport 80 percent of the…

June 26, 2020
Denying health crisis won’t save jobsDenying health crisis won’t save jobs

Denying health crisis won’t save jobs

June 21 – For the thirteenth week in a row, the number of initial claims the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

June 25, 2020
Massive mobilization in France charges racist police murderMassive mobilization in France charges racist police murder

Massive mobilization in France charges racist police murder

Ever since Adama Traoré, a person from the West African country of Mali living in a northern suburb of Paris,…

June 16, 2020