U.S. and Canada

Inmates fight against dangerous health conditions in prisons

For weeks, prisoners at Pennsylvania's SCI Frackville have been protesting the deteriorating conditions that have led to an outbreak of…

October 11, 2019

Cleveland Protest hits county jail conditions, demands end to cash bail

The Coalition to Stop the Inhumanity at the Cuyahoga County Jail held a march and rally in downtown Cleveland on…

October 11, 2019

‘This Shit Ain’t New!’ Philly cop corruption cover-ups

Over 50 demonstrators gathered in Center City on Oct. 4 to rally for an end to mass incarceration and cop…

October 10, 2019

Imam Jamil Al-Amin targeted by the FBI

A two-day conference, "Re-Learning H. Rap Brown," was held in Atlanta Oct. 4 and 5. Those dates mark the globally…

October 10, 2019

Oct. 12, 1969: Women-led march invaded Fort Dix to free rebellious troops

The following text is Part 2 of a report on the Fort Dix Stockade rebellion of June 5, 1969 (Part…

October 10, 2019

The conviction of Amber Guyger and fear of a ‘racial powder keg’

Five years after the murder of Michael Brown, the people have achieved an apparent victory: the indictment, conviction and impending…

October 8, 2019

New York City gala celebrates women laundry workers

The Laundry Workers Center held a fundraising gala at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan on Oct. 4.  The center’s political…

October 8, 2019

Biggest U.S. strike in over a decade: GM strikers battle on

As the biggest (numerically) U.S. strike in over a decade enters its fourth week, General Motors workers are showing no…

October 7, 2019

Subway struggle: ‘We want accessibility, not more cops!’

On Oct. 3, leaders in the disability rights movement led the latest in a growing movement of underground subway actions…

October 7, 2019

Fair Pay to Play bill is a step forward to empower student-athletes

The Fair Pay to Play Act was signed into law by California Gov.  Gavin Newsome on Sept. 30. Newsome signed…

October 7, 2019