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Exposing U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico

Sept. 29 — Puerto Rican independence activists and allies gathered in Boston for a forum hosted by the Boston chapter…

October 19, 2018

On the Mass. ballot, voting YES for worker rights, trans rights

Three Massachusetts ballot questions this November need a YES vote. They present an unusual opportunity for people to mobilize through…

October 18, 2018

Striking hotel workers strategize to win

Oct. 12 — Chanting “7 a.m. wake-up call!” and “Don’t check in, check out!” 500 Boston hotel workers on the…

October 17, 2018

Boston says, ‘Indigenous Peoples Day now!’

About 150 people participated in an Oct. 6 Boston rally and march demanding the city government end its celebration of…

October 10, 2018

Bosses’ greed cited in Massachusetts gas disaster

Oct. 1 — An explosion violently shook a Lawrence, Mass., home off its concrete foundation on the evening on Sep.…

October 3, 2018

Providence, R.I., activists drive out far right

Despite heavy rain, the anti-fascist working class of Providence, R.I., and their local allies turned out in force on Aug.…

August 11, 2018

Boston meeting defends the incarcerated

Former prisoners, prison abolitionists and supporters gathered in Boston on July 28 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Lucasville…

August 2, 2018

Appeal to call-in for striking ICE detainees and prisoners

A hunger strike begun on July 17 by 60 ICE detainees at Bristol County Detention Facility in North Dartmouth, Mass.,…

July 29, 2018

Boston workers say, ‘Health care is a human right’

Twenty fired doctors, nurses and therapists marched into the Whittier Street Health Center on June 20 to reclaim their jobs…

June 30, 2018

Haitian Unity Day cheered

Boston held its annual Haitian Unity Day Parade on May 20, celebrating the victory of the 1804 Haitian Revolution. This…

May 24, 2018