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Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe are fighters for racial and gender equalitySerena Williams and Megan Rapinoe are fighters for racial and gender equality

Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe are fighters for racial and gender equality

Powerful women athletes are using their popularity and influence to speak out against various forms of social injustice. Two of…

July 17, 2019
Hedge funds move to kill vital community hospitalHedge funds move to kill vital community hospital

Hedge funds move to kill vital community hospital

Pressure is growing on Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials to find a way to prevent hedge fund owners from shutting down…

July 17, 2019
‘We’re doing this for Sandra Bland’‘We’re doing this for Sandra Bland’

‘We’re doing this for Sandra Bland’

  People's Power Assemblies NYC organized its fifth annual rally and march in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 13 to demand…

July 17, 2019
Somali immigrant-led Workers’ Center to strike on Amazon Prime DaySomali immigrant-led Workers’ Center to strike on Amazon Prime Day

Somali immigrant-led Workers’ Center to strike on Amazon Prime Day

Workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., plan a wildcat “Prime Day” strike Monday, July 15, as an…

July 14, 2019
Cops’ racism exposes driving while Latinx in PennsylvaniaCops’ racism exposes driving while Latinx in Pennsylvania

Cops’ racism exposes driving while Latinx in Pennsylvania

On May 10, 2018, Rebecca Castro’s car was stopped by a Pennsylvania State trooper who first inquired about her immigration…

July 11, 2019
On the Picket Line: Wabtec workers ratify hard-fought contractOn the Picket Line: Wabtec workers ratify hard-fought contract

On the Picket Line: Wabtec workers ratify hard-fought contract

Wabtec workers ratify hard-fought contract About 1,700 workers, represented by Electrical Workers (UE) Locals 506 and 618, ratified a four-year…

July 11, 2019
Gerrymandering, the census and the class character of the Supreme CourtGerrymandering, the census and the class character of the Supreme Court

Gerrymandering, the census and the class character of the Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two important decisions on June 27.  Both have major ramifications for the working class,…

July 11, 2019
Im/migrants and the repressive stateIm/migrants and the repressive state

Im/migrants and the repressive state

A grassroots movement has been growing across the U.S. to counter the government’s brutal campaign targeting im/migrants. As more people…

July 11, 2019
‘Close the camps’ actions accelerate in Houston‘Close the camps’ actions accelerate in Houston

‘Close the camps’ actions accelerate in Houston

Since im/migrant families began to be torn apart at the border in 2018, there have been dozens and dozens of…

July 11, 2019
Union pickets ‘declare independence from poverty wages’Union pickets ‘declare independence from poverty wages’

Union pickets ‘declare independence from poverty wages’

Service Employees Local 1199 (SEIU) picketed outside the Key Bank building July 3 in downtown Cleveland to “declare independence from…

July 11, 2019