Health Care

After years of prison neglect, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s health deteriorates

Family, friends and supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal are once again sounding the alarm regarding his deteriorating health. Recent…

February 22, 2024

Syringe Service Programs – an urgent need

In the early 1980s, an unknown disease was menacing the drug user communities in urban areas on both the East…

February 19, 2024

Defend compassion clubs! Stop the persecution of the Drug Users Liberation Front!

The “War on Drugs,” although developed in the United States, has spread to other parts of the world. While some…

January 23, 2024

Hands off the Drug User Liberation Front!

On Oct. 25, 2023, the revolutionary group Drug User Liberation Front experienced severe repression from the Canadian state. This group,…

January 22, 2024

Death penalty in U.S. is dying – but not dead yet

It is a slow and painful death, but executions in the U.S. are going to die! The death penalty is…

January 19, 2024

Midwives protest firings at NY Presbyterian Hospital

Nurses and midwives from the Bronx and Manhattan joined a rally Jan. 11 in support of midwives who recently received…

January 17, 2024

Reject ‘War on Drugs’ rhetoric

Philadelphia Another mayor, another effort to “clean up” Kensington. Except this time, the new mayor, Cherelle Parker, wasted no time…

January 11, 2024

Newsom’s reactionary approach to mental illness

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a wannabe reformer for mental health, is proposing to expand the ability of the state and…

January 5, 2024

On the picket line

Detroit casino win  As of Dec. 2, all 4,700 striking union members at three Detroit casinos will be back on…

December 8, 2023

Major Tillery and SLEP

By Cindy Lou For 39 years of his unjust imprisonment, Major Tillery's main concern has been the welfare of others.…

December 1, 2023