Martha Grevatt

Pride in ‘the CLE’

Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands…

June 8, 2022

Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon?

Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former…

June 6, 2022

Starbucks, Amazon workers need a rainbow of class solidarity

But at one Starbucks store after another, LGBTQ+ workers are among those voting overwhelmingly for a union. They know that…

June 3, 2022

‘Cleveland to Jenin, justice for Shireen!’

Members of Cleveland’s Palestinian community kept up militant chanting for hours during a May 20 demonstration to demand justice for…

May 25, 2022

The Amazon model: union busting on steroids

Amazon Labor Union (ALU) President Christian Smalls garnered widespread attention May 5 when he raked Senator Lindsay Graham over the…

May 11, 2022

Clevelanders say: ‘Post Roe? Hell no!’

May 6-8 was a weekend of demonstrations for reproductive justice in Cleveland. Women’s March Cleveland held a march and rally…

May 10, 2022

Union surge puts serious pressure on NLRB

When it comes to busting unions, there’s no shortage of tricks that a boss will use to mislead and intimidate…

April 26, 2022

Isaiah Andrews: Justice delayed, justice denied for 45 years

Cleveland In 1974, two months after his wedding, Isaiah Andrews’ spouse Regina Andrews was murdered. That was just the beginning…

April 21, 2022

Book review: “Mobilizing in Our Own Name”

Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March – An Anthology by Clarence Thomas DeClare Publishing, 2021 In a commentary…

April 19, 2022

Struggle launched against new Cuyahoga County jail

Cleveland — Over the past four years the Cuyahoga County Jail has become especially notorious for deplorable conditions. These include…

April 13, 2022