Human needs before profits

Detroiters to bank: Housing is a right!

In her youth, Detroit resident Barbara Campbell was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, as a senior,…

May 11, 2016

Jobs, globalization and election promises

The question of what has happened to jobs in the United States is of course of the utmost concern to…

May 2, 2016

Too big to fail?

“Too big to fail.” How often have we heard that recently? The Federal Reserve Board says that five U.S. banks…

April 24, 2016

GE’s ‘moral fabric’ and its forgotten socialist wizard

Is General Electric one of the corporations “destroying the moral fabric” of the United States? That’s what Bernie Sanders told…

April 15, 2016

Flint lead poisoning is tip of the iceberg

This April 25 will mark two years since the infamous event that exposed the city of Flint to lead-contaminated water.…

April 14, 2016

Coal baron gets slap on wrist for death of 29 miners

Charleston, W.Va., April 8 — Many in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky were dismayed when news came that notorious Massey coal…

April 13, 2016

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 = 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 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’ summit

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

March 22, 2016