U.S. and Canada

In defense of Palestine

The issue of occupied Palestine once again took center stage in the world press when two women members of the…

August 21, 2019

Jewish activists support Congressperson Tlaib

About 60 members of Metro Detroit’s Jewish community held a rally and Shabbat service Aug. 16 to support their congressperson,…

August 21, 2019

Racist rally routed in Portland

In August a fascist murdered 22 people in El Paso, Texas, and there were two other fascistic massacres in Dayton,…

August 21, 2019

Tell Greyhound: ICE off our buses!

The call to action below can be shared and signed at bit.ly/ICEoffBuses. Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere is a…

August 20, 2019

Im/migrant rights activists fight CBP ‘transportation checks’

Since the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has questioned and detained bus and…

August 20, 2019

Austin Pride: FIRE challenges police presence, capitalist cooptation

With temperatures in Austin creeping just over 100 degrees, Austin Pride kicked off Aug. 10. This year, activists representing Fight…

August 20, 2019

Activists challenge ICE profiteers

Shortly after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, shares of CoreCivic Inc. and GEO Group (CXW and GEO on…

August 17, 2019

U.S. persecutes defenders of Venezuelan Embassy

Having failed to instigate a right-wing coup d’etat to overthrow the progressive, independent government of Venezuela, the U.S. government is…

August 17, 2019

After 10 years, federal executions set to resume

Attorney General William Barr is moving the United States backward. He is taking hard-fought civil rights gains to the dumpster.…

August 17, 2019

On the Picket Line

House passes Raise the Wage Act, but struggle is in the streets The House of Representatives passed the Raise the…

August 17, 2019