Mike Shane

Viewing Cuba through a Detroit lens

When the “In the Footsteps of Che International Brigade” traveled in Cuba Oct. 1-15, several Workers World Party delegates from…

November 19, 2017

Detroiters fight to save homes, not tear them down!

Despite glowing corporate media reports of Detroit’s comeback, families here continue to face tax foreclosures by the thousands. As of…

August 7, 2017

Detroit activists oppose increased fracking waste

Detroit residents and community activists have been organizing since last year to oppose the increased processing and dumping of hazardous…

May 27, 2016

S. Baxter Jones launches hunger strike for justice

Sept. 20 — S. Baxter Jones continues to fight to regain his home, which he lost through foreclosure in Jackson,…

September 27, 2015

Jerome Jackson, warrior on wheels

Detroit -- Jerome Jackson, 58, an activist in the fight for social justice, died on May 11 after battling cancer.…

June 13, 2014

Foreclosure struggles escalate in U.S. cities

Anti-foreclosure activists and foreclosed homeowners escalated their struggle against the federal government during the week of May 20. In Washington,…

June 2, 2013

Tashi Kiya: Revolutionary theoretician, activist

Detroit — Tashi Kiya, 74, an anti-imperialist, ­anti-racist people’s fighter, made his transition on Feb. 13 after a battle with cancer.…

March 1, 2013

We need a moratorium on foreclosures, evictions

  Excerpts from a talk given by Mike Shane, from the Detroit branch of Workers World Party, at the WWP…

December 14, 2012

Midwest protests Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

Some 75 housing rights activists from Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis demonstrated in front of the Chicago regional office of Fannie…

September 22, 2012

Actions set vs. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Minneapolis  — Anti-foreclosure and housing rights activists have called for demonstrations at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regional offices during…

August 29, 2012