U.S. and Canada

Centennial of the Seattle General Strike

From Feb. 6 to 11, 1919, some 60,000 workers, led by 35,000 shipyard workers, shut down Seattle -- population 300,000…

February 7, 2019

On the picket line: Issaquah education workers’ strike threat wins contract

Issaquah education workers’ strike threat wins contract After the successful Los Angeles teachers’ strike, school support staff in Issaquah, Wash.,…

February 7, 2019

International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity: ‘We stand with Maduro and the Venezuelan people’

The following statement was issued by the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity on Jan. 23. We reject the…

February 7, 2019

Black History Month: ‘Stayed on freedom’

Black History Month again offers us a chance to honor the body-and-spirit-filled determination of African-American people who have struggled, built…

February 6, 2019

As the poor freeze to death: Nothing ‘natural’ about climate disasters

Feb. 4 -- Yes, it was January, and cold weather was to be expected in much of the United States.…

February 6, 2019

In Virginia and West Virginia, school workers on the move for public education

Updated Feb. 5. Following the Jan. 22 settlement between the Los Angeles school district and the United Teachers of Los…

February 5, 2019

Solidarity and outrage as New Yorkers demand accessible public transit

Malaysia Goodson, 22-year-old African-American mother, was carrying a stroller with her 1-year-old daughter, Rylee, down the steps of a New…

February 5, 2019

Jussie Smollett and the attack on queer people of color

Jussie Smollett, internationally known Black television star and LGBTQ+ activist, was beaten in Chicago in a horrific racist and homophobic…

February 4, 2019

Under pressure, Yale RebLaw conference rescinds keynote offer to Philly DA; instead invites political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following edited press statement was released on Feb. 1. Cambridge, Mass. - Organizers of the Rebellious Lawyering (RebLaw) conference…

February 4, 2019

New York: Mass movement builds against Amazon HQ2

Corporate behemoth Amazon announced in September 2017 it would build a second headquarters (HQ2) in whichever U.S. city offered it…

February 4, 2019