U.S. and Canada

Nathan Phillips and the face of fascism

Thousands of Indigenous peoples from across the U.S. and Canada, from Guatemala and the Caribbean to Australia and Papua New…

February 2, 2019

Humanitarian aid for migrants is not a crime!

Federal Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco convicted four humanitarian aid volunteers on Jan. 18 in Tucson, Ariz., of misdemeanor charges, including…

February 2, 2019

Head bigot caves to pressure

After 35 long days without pay, 800,000 federal workers received word late on Jan. 25 that the government shutdown was…

January 31, 2019

Davos, ‘social cohesion’ and capitalism

Even as the stock markets continue their turbulence, other symptoms of the growing capitalist crisis abound. The annual conclave of…

January 31, 2019

New York protest says ‘We are all Marzieh’

Activists from New York and New Jersey met at Grand Central Station in Manhattan Jan. 25, just three days after…

January 31, 2019

Emergency rallies throughout North America support Bolivarian Revolution

The demands “U.S. Hands off Venezuela” and “End the Sanctions Now” and “No U.S. Intervention, No Coup” echoed on the…

January 30, 2019

“New” DA same as old DA in Mumia Abu-Jamal case

Any hope that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner would hold to his campaign promise to investigate his predecessor’s unjust convictions…

January 30, 2019

Stop the fare hike! Money for Accessible Transit, Not Wall St.

Just after this article was filed, the heartbreaking news broke that on January 28, a young mother carrying a baby…

January 30, 2019

Disabled activists demand ‘no forced institutionalization!’

The disability community issued a clarion call to Congress on Jan. 15 to legislate freedom for people with disabilities and…

January 29, 2019

In Iowa, a union’s report uncovers discrimination at Grinnell College

A new report by the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers uncovers evidence of racial discrimination against Spencer Grill employees. (tinyurl.com/y9lltf6s)…

January 29, 2019