U.S. and Canada

Assata Shakur is a modern-day Harriet Tubman

I had the distinct honor of meeting Assata Shakur in person at the 1997 World Youth Festival in Havana, Cuba.…

March 31, 2022

PDF of March 31 issue

Download the PDF. World wants peace, Biden threatens war War in Ukraine: South Bronx protest; Migration double standard; Biden’s sanctions…

March 31, 2022

Historic vote: Victory to the Amazon Labor Union!

Workers at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, are voting March 25-30 in a historic union representation election,…

March 30, 2022

South Bronx coalition holds first antiwar action

Bronx, New York, March 26 Today Bronx residents rallied in the Mott Haven/Melrose neighborhood in the South Bronx. Their goal…

March 29, 2022

Say NO to abortion bans! Reproductive justice now!

Hundreds of people demonstrated at the Idaho State Capitol against anti-abortion Senate Bill 1309 on March 19 in Boise. Freeing…

March 29, 2022

Groups back progressive law for Rikers Island prisoners

When an incarcerated worker is doing time in a prison and finally makes parole, it is usually a cause for…

March 29, 2022

Oakland, California, march to stop school closures reaches thousands

Oakland, California, March 26 Students from three Oakland area schools, scheduled to be closed at the end of this school…

March 28, 2022

Organizing drive at Amazon in Alabama has ‘more momentum’

Centreville, Alabama Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, cast final votes March 25 in a second historic attempt…

March 28, 2022

Madeleine Albright, war criminal

The main job of an imperialist diplomat is to lie. And to lie with conviction. If lucky, they don’t get…

March 28, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson & the U.S. Supreme Court

If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing the soon-to-be retired Justice…

March 28, 2022