Kathy Durkin

Women fight for rights, defend social gains

What is remembered about yearly International Women’s Day commemorations? Not official afternoon teas and receptions, where politicians toss off meaningless…

March 23, 2014

First Trayvon, now Jordan: No justice, no peace!

Yet another travesty of justice has just occurred in a Florida courtroom.  On Feb. 15, a surprising verdict was announced…

February 25, 2014

Congress votes for hunger and poverty

Corporate lobbyists get what they want as Congress cuts both food stamps and extended unemployment benefits. Congress delivered a one-two…

February 12, 2014

‘Bipartisan’ budget targets workers, poor

Wall Street: 100; Workers: 0. This is the scorecard for the federal budget, which was based on a proposal submitted…

December 20, 2013

Walmart citado por despidos ilegales mientras las/os trabajadores aumentan la lucha

Las/os trabajadores de Walmart se han enfrentado al mayor empleador privado de Estados Unidos. Con la ayuda de sindicatos y…

December 11, 2013

Walmart cited for illegal firings as workers ramp up struggle

Walmart workers have taken on the biggest private employer in the United States. Aided by labor unions and supporters from…

December 5, 2013

Shutdown = war on workers, poor

Media headlines did not convey the human toll of the federal government shutdown. Congressional rightists’ 16-day action affected millions of…

October 27, 2013

Food poisoning & gov’t shutdown

After eating chicken dinners, at least 317 people have been hit by nausea, headaches and fevers in a 20-state salmonella…

October 14, 2013

Food stamps cut as hunger rises

Cupboards will be bare next year for nearly 4 million people in the United States if the bill cutting the…

October 3, 2013

With one-day strike for $15 an hour, fast-food workers shut it down!

Fast-food workers turned off the grills, closed the cash registers and walked off their jobs on Aug. 29 to demand…

September 5, 2013