Human needs before profits

Fighting gentrifiers for the rights of the homeless

On New Year’s Eve, Cleveland City Councilwoman Dona Brady looked out her upstairs window at demonstrators outside her home. A…

January 3, 2020

Durham, N.C.: Housing is a human right!

Durham, N.C. As the rate of evictions in this rapidly gentrifying city reaches a fever pitch, people here have banded…

December 30, 2019

Stop evictions in Durham, N.C., NOW!

The Emergency Committee to Stop DHA Evictions hosted a Dec. 20 press conference in front of the Durham Housing Authority…

December 20, 2019

‘Silent plight’ carolers show solidarity with county jail inmates

Cleveland Question: Where are holiday carolers unwelcome this time of year? Answer: In the Cuyahoga County “Justice Center,” when they…

December 19, 2019

Atlanta residents fight eviction

About 100 people, mostly from the Peoplestown neighborhood in South Atlanta rallied at City Hall on Dec. 16, protesting the…

December 19, 2019

Capitalist growth and social change – a WW commentary

Growth. Every day, the price of stocks on Wall Street go up and down depending on the growth of the…

December 17, 2019

Food stamps on the chopping block: A tale of two budgets

The gang of flunkies for the super-rich running the show in Washington, D.C., are proposing to cut 700,000 people off…

December 11, 2019

U.S. war on the defenseless / Sanctions harm one-third of world’s people

The most insidious and pervasive form of modern warfare by Wall Street and the Pentagon, acting in coordination, is passing…

December 3, 2019

In Chile, one abuse too many

The ideology of the “Chicago Boys” is facing its moment of truth in Latin America. This week, the Chilean government’s…

October 23, 2019

Death row families lead march to end executions

Lydia Garza and 16 family members drove in a rented van almost seven hours from the Rio Grande Valley to…

October 23, 2019