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Philly vigils against health care cutsPhilly vigils against health care cuts

Philly vigils against health care cuts

Over 200 demonstrators participated in a June 22 rally in Philadelphia against massive cuts to the Affordable Care Act and…

June 27, 2017
Oakland, Calif., rally against racist verdictOakland, Calif., rally against racist verdict

Oakland, Calif., rally against racist verdict

Hundreds rallied June 17 at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland, Calif., angered by the not-guilty verdict for the cop…

June 22, 2017
Comey’s testimony and the Big Lie: Elections, democracy and the FBIComey’s testimony and the Big Lie: Elections, democracy and the FBI

Comey’s testimony and the Big Lie: Elections, democracy and the FBI

Assuming that the FBI is ‘nonpolitical’ with respect to the capitalist political parties, all its neutrality goes out the window…

June 12, 2017
Fight for affordable housing not overFight for affordable housing not over

Fight for affordable housing not over

Without warning, in the early morning hours of June 2, dozens of Georgia State University police raided Tent City, built…

June 5, 2017
Trump: Front man for Wall St., PentagonTrump: Front man for Wall St., Pentagon

Trump: Front man for Wall St., Pentagon

Trump is opening a full-scale assault against the workers and oppressed. The anti-Russia campaign is the last thing the movement…

May 31, 2017
Flint still resists water crisisFlint still resists water crisis

Flint still resists water crisis

April 25 marked the third anniversary of the ongoing Flint, Mich., water crisis. Dependency on bottled water has become a…

May 19, 2017
The hard work of keeping the trains runningThe hard work of keeping the trains running

The hard work of keeping the trains running

The 600,000 or so people who daily use the transportation hub at Penn Station here depend on maintenance-of-way (MW) workers.…

May 19, 2017
Congress be damned — Fight for free healthcareCongress be damned — Fight for free healthcare

Congress be damned — Fight for free healthcare

Ever since the health care system was turned over to the insurers and drug companies under the Bill Clinton administration,…

May 10, 2017
Tens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffsTens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffs

Tens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffs

Over 8,000 Flint, Mich., families are facing the loss of their homes due to unpaid bills for poisoned water. The…

May 10, 2017
The real loan sharksThe real loan sharks

The real loan sharks

The feds have arrested 10 “wise guys” for loan sharking in New York City’s Howard Beach, a neighborhood made notorious…

May 7, 2017