Kathy Durkin

Brazil: Workers protest against attacks on pensions in 126 cities

Some 10,000 teachers gathered at Republic Square in São Paulo, Brazil, to march with other workers and students on the…

April 2, 2019

Strikes, mass protests mark global International Women’s Day

International Working Women's Day was founded in 1910 at an International Women's Socialist Conference in Copenhagen to strengthen global solidarity…

March 27, 2019

The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire and garment workers today

More than a century ago, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City was a notoriously anti-union company and the…

March 21, 2019

‘We Stand with Ilhan’ against Zionism and anti-Semitism

A crack has been made in the foundation of Washington's alliance with Israel: The taboo of not criticizing the Zionist…

March 12, 2019

Humanitarian aid for migrants is not a crime!

Federal Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco convicted four humanitarian aid volunteers on Jan. 18 in Tucson, Ariz., of misdemeanor charges, including…

February 2, 2019

Women’s marches hit all forms of bigotry

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in 89 cities around the world on Jan. 19 in conjunction with the third…

January 22, 2019

Shut-out federal employees say: Stop the war on workers!

“Stop the war on workers!” and “We want work, not walls!” read signs held by furloughed federal employees at the…

January 15, 2019

Get on the bus to National Day of Mourning!

The 49th National Day of Mourning will take place on Thursday, Nov. 22, the so-called “Thanksgiving” holiday, in Plymouth, Mass.…

November 10, 2018

‘Time’s Up, Google!’ as tech workers walk out in global rolling strike

Google employees walked out around the globe on Nov. 1 to demand an end to sexual misconduct at the multibillion-dollar…

November 6, 2018

Get on the bus to National Day of Mourning!

The 49th National Day of Mourning will take place on Thursday, Nov. 22, the so-called “Thanksgiving” holiday, in Plymouth, Mass.…

October 27, 2018