U.S. and Canada

Harlan County, Ky., coal miners up in arms again

Coal miners are up in arms again. This time they are not unionized, but they are taking on the sixth-largest…

August 6, 2019

Biden His Time

This column by political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was posted on Prison Radio.com on July 24. The candidacy of…

August 4, 2019

Pensacola People’s Assembly: Justice for Tymar, prison abolition and more!

Over 100 people packed the gymnasium July 26 at the Fricker Community Center in downtown Pensacola, a Black-majority area. The…

August 4, 2019

‘Oust Duterte!’ is a Filipino rallying cry in New York

On July 22, in pouring rain, several dozen people occupied the sidewalk in front of the Philippines consulate in midtown…

August 4, 2019

Sanctions kill

Over 30 countries are targeted with sanctions by the U.S., including China, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria,…

August 4, 2019

Central New York ‘stands against racism

Under the slogan “CNY Stands Against Racism,” about 50 people gathered in downtown Syracuse to protest the virulent U.S. racism…

August 4, 2019

Mueller and wishful thinking

Anyone who clung to the illusion that Robert Mueller’s July 22 testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees would…

August 4, 2019

Brown Berets commemorate historic march against Vietnam War

On the 49th anniversary of Houston’s historic Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, Brown Berets from around the country gathered…

August 4, 2019

North Carolina workers rally against anti-immigrant law

Immigrant groups and union workers rallied in front of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's mansion in downtown Raleigh on July…

August 4, 2019

Fourth immigrant dies in Georgia detention center

Pedro Arriago-Santoya died July 24 while detained in a South Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Arriago-Santoya was 44 years…

August 4, 2019