Human needs before profits

Brooklyn, N.Y.: ‘Affordable for WHO?’Brooklyn, N.Y.: ‘Affordable for WHO?’

Brooklyn, N.Y.: ‘Affordable for WHO?’

March 30 —“Luxury high-rises are being built in our neighborhoods; rents and property taxes keep going up and up; and…

April 8, 2016
Capitalism = homelessnessCapitalism = homelessness

Capitalism = homelessness

Nearly 24,000 children sleep every night in New York City municipal shelters, according to the Coalition for the Homeless. But…

April 8, 2016
Baltimore tribunal says decent housing a human rightBaltimore tribunal says decent housing a human right

Baltimore tribunal says decent housing a human right

Baltimore -- In response to the deplorable and inhuman conditions of this city’s housing projects, several groups came together on April…

April 5, 2016
Housing protest shuts down developers’ summitHousing protest shuts down developers’ summit

Housing protest shuts down developers’ summit

Oakland, Calif. -- Community activists organized by the Black Power Network marched into Oakland’s Kaiser Center Auditorium on March 18…

March 22, 2016
Flint lives matter! Arrest Gov. Snyder!Flint lives matter! Arrest Gov. Snyder!

Flint lives matter! Arrest Gov. Snyder!

Over the past few weeks, Michigan residents have read new, damning evidence exposing Gov. Rick Snyder’s criminal role in the…

March 9, 2016
Flint residents demand water justiceFlint residents demand water justice

Flint residents demand water justice

Flint, Mich. -- “Rebuild Flint” was the theme of a mass demonstration Feb. 19 called by TV Judge Greg Mathis,…

February 22, 2016
‘Make GM pay $4 billion to Flint’‘Make GM pay $4 billion to Flint’

‘Make GM pay $4 billion to Flint’

The Moratorium Now! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions & Utility Shutoffs demonstrated Feb. 10 outside General Motors world headquarters in…

February 17, 2016
Evidence against state mounts in Flint water scandalEvidence against state mounts in Flint water scandal

Evidence against state mounts in Flint water scandal

Feb. 14 -- Rick Snyder ran for Michigan governor in 2010 on the slogan “one tough nerd.” With no political…

February 16, 2016
With no Zika virus, U.S. falls behind in healthWith no Zika virus, U.S. falls behind in health

With no Zika virus, U.S. falls behind in health

With much attention being paid to the recent birth of more than 4,000 babies with microcephaly -- abnormally small heads…

February 14, 2016
Pacific trade pact protested in 25 U.S. citiesPacific trade pact protested in 25 U.S. cities

Pacific trade pact protested in 25 U.S. cities

By Dante Strobino and Martha Grevatt Worker and community organizations in more than 25 U.S. cities held a day of…

February 9, 2016