U.S. and Canada

UNC-CH teaching assistants hold grades, protest move to save racist statue

The struggle surrounding Silent Sam, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill monument to the white supremacist Confederacy, sharpened intensely last…

December 10, 2018

New York University: Support surges for Palestinian struggle

Against all odds, New York University students, in a campus coalition with faculty and graduate workers, successfully pushed a Boycott,…

December 10, 2018

Spectrum strike continues: Strong response to union busting

International Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, with 1,800 workers out on strike for more than a year, thought they were…

December 10, 2018

On the picket line

UCal workers fight racism in contract struggle A Nov. 10 Labor Notes article highlights egregious racist attacks on workers in…

December 7, 2018

Portland rally supports refugee caravan

Portland activists answered a call Nov. 25 from caravanistas and the Mexican Support Committee for nationwide actions in support of…

December 7, 2018

U.S. life expectancy under capitalism continues to drop

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest numbers for life expectancy in the U.S. on Nov.…

December 6, 2018

Film review of Wind River: True-to-life story exposes crimes against MMIWG2S

Wind River opens with a young woman running barefoot through the snow in the mountains. She falls, crying and gasping,…

December 6, 2018

The plight of home care workers under capitalism

In the United States, over 2 million home care workers are paying the price for the greed of the few.…

December 3, 2018

Statement of love and respect from Leonard Peltier

Greetings Sisters, Brothers, Elders, Friends and Supporters. Well here it is, sorry to say, another year, and I’m still writing…

December 3, 2018

Oakland action to support International Day of Solidarity with the Migrant Caravan

A community rally was held at Fruitvale Station in the heart of East Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 25, led by…

December 3, 2018