Human needs before profits

Who really profits from ‘forced labor’?Who really profits from ‘forced labor’?

Who really profits from ‘forced labor’?

First signed by President Joe Biden in December, the “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” took effect June 23. Under this…

July 12, 2022
Residents resist millionaire developersResidents resist millionaire developers

Residents resist millionaire developers

Philadelphia Darlene Foreman, a 60-year-old Black woman and one of the UC Townhomes tenant representatives, told the assembled press on…

July 11, 2022
Reproductive justice and the U.S. carceral systemReproductive justice and the U.S. carceral system

Reproductive justice and the U.S. carceral system

The Supreme Court ruling against reproductive rights guaranteed for 50 years in the SCOTUS Roe v. Wade decision has had…

July 8, 2022
Schools and Labor Against Privatization – fight to keep  Oakland schools openSchools and Labor Against Privatization – fight to keep  Oakland schools open

Schools and Labor Against Privatization – fight to keep  Oakland schools open

Oakland, California The Schools and Labor Against Privatization (SLAP) coalition held a barbecue on June 26 at Parker School, which…

July 8, 2022
G7, NATO and BRICS summits confirm a global divideG7, NATO and BRICS summits confirm a global divide

G7, NATO and BRICS summits confirm a global divide

Three very different international meetings were held during the week of June 23-30. The three “summits” confirm a growing global…

July 8, 2022
Rally July 9: mass action to stop Philadelphia evictions, housing demolitionRally July 9: mass action to stop Philadelphia evictions, housing demolition

Rally July 9: mass action to stop Philadelphia evictions, housing demolition

Are you houseless, paying too much for rent, living in unsafe or inadequate housing, threatened with eviction? Do you believe…

July 5, 2022
Support grows to end the blockade of CubaSupport grows to end the blockade of Cuba

Support grows to end the blockade of Cuba

Portland, Oregon Portland activists have held monthly protests since January demanding an end to the U.S blockade of Cuba. This…

July 1, 2022
France election yields stinging rebuke for MacronFrance election yields stinging rebuke for Macron

France election yields stinging rebuke for Macron

The second round of parliamentary elections in France held June 19 established two key facts. President Macron’s party suffered a…

July 1, 2022
Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conferenceWide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference

Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference

Chicago The 2022 Labor Notes conference, sponsored by the magazine of the same name, brought 4,000 worker-activists to Chicago June…

June 26, 2022