U.S. and Canada

San Antonio activists take on phony cop ‘unions’

San Antonio — Black Lives Matter activists in San Antonio came out April 16 and 17 to demand an end…

April 21, 2021

‘No good cops in a racist system’

By Anneliese Bienko Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo’s largest anti-police demonstration so far this year was held on April 16th. The action,…

April 20, 2021

‘Shackling of aged inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is deplorable’

The following statement was released April 20 from the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commission concerning the…

April 20, 2021

HB1: Jim Crow 2.0 – an interview with Jamil Davis

House Bill 1, a bill criminalizing protest in the state of Florida beyond measures that already exist, passed its final…

April 20, 2021

‘The fire has started!’ in Alabama — Amazon, mine workers

April 18 — Miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Ala., struck April 1 and are still picketing as of…

April 20, 2021

Portland on fire again over police killings

Portland Protests erupted in Portland April 12 following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota. They escalated four days…

April 19, 2021

Nearly 250 years after land theft, Madawaska Nation wins settlement in Canada

An agreement negotiated by the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation and the Canadian government April 13 has become the largest compensatory…

April 19, 2021

Working class activists beat back anti-choice bigots

Pensacola, Fla. (Occupied Creek Muscogee land) For four and a half months, abortion rights advocates have been defending the only…

April 16, 2021

Global warming: Myanmar, Greenland and green cars

Greenland is the largest island in the world which is not a continent. Only it and Antarctica are covered by…

April 16, 2021

As Amazon workers struggle for a union, Bezos sends exploitation to outer space

Jeff Bezos of Amazon may be “stepping down” from his position as CEO, intending to “stay engaged” behind the scenes,…

April 16, 2021