U.S. and Canada

Global pressure mounts on Philly DA Krasner to do right by Mumia

Nearly 200 people, enduring steady rain, demonstrated outside the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Jan. 5. It…

January 8, 2019

On tenth anniversary of death, Oakland remembers Oscar Grant

Jan. 1 -- Over 200 people gathered at the Fruitvale BART Station in East Oakland to commemorate Oscar Grant and…

January 7, 2019

After more than 100 years, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill

There’s a saying, “Better late than never.”  In this case, “late” refers to the century-long attempt to pass anti-lynching legislation…

January 7, 2019

High-tech, low pay and capitalist crisis

The following excerpt (pages 81-84) from the book “Low-Wage Capitalism” by Fred Goldstein, written in 2012, deals with Sam Marcy’s…

January 5, 2019

A painful reminder of cultural genocide

What was supposed to be just another amateur wrestling match held in southern New Jersey on Dec. 19 turned out…

January 5, 2019

Houston action for International Migrants Day

Standing over one of Houston’s busiest freeways, Highway 59, activists held a “banner drop” on Dec. 18, International Migrants Day,…

January 5, 2019

Houston mourns border deaths of children from Guatemala

In December activists led by the Carnalismo Brown Berets gathered to mourn the deaths of Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7, on…

January 5, 2019

Take Action for Mumia – Twitter Storm Jan 4, Protest Jan 5

Anyone with a twitter account, please click on these links on Friday, January 4th, and it will take you to your own…

January 4, 2019

Protesting border-wall contractor in Galveston, Texas

Activists protested in Galveston, Texas, on Dec. 22 outside the headquarters  of the SLS Company, which has a $145 million…

January 3, 2019

While children die at border – Gov’t shutdown cuts jobs and services for millions

The current government shutdown, now in its second week, is being called a “partial” shutdown. While it’s true that much…

January 2, 2019