U.S. and Canada

V.I. Lenin’s ‘Letter to American Workers’

Russian revolutionary leader V.I. Lenin’s “Letter to American Workers,” written in 1918, stressed the role of the U.S. working class…

November 16, 2017

NFL in crisis over brain and other injuries

When autopsy findings were released Nov. 9, the cause of death of 27-year-old Aaron Hernandez, a National Football League player…

November 15, 2017

Philly elects progressive DA

By a 3-to-1 margin, Larry Krasner, one of Philadelphia’s most progressive defense attorneys, was elected district attorney on Nov. 7.…

November 15, 2017

‘Stop criminalization of dissent!’

Nearly 100 people, complete with a giant Trump puppet, marched and rallied outside the Philadelphia Art Museum on Nov. 11…

November 15, 2017

Attack on immigrants aimed at all workers

In its usual cruel fashion, the Trump administration made it obvious in the first week of November that it intends…

November 15, 2017

Labor support and a win for Durham freedom fighters

Breaking news from Durham: On Nov. 14, Durham District Attorney Roger Echols decided not to pursue any felony charges against…

November 14, 2017

Flood the phone lines! Nov. 13-14 ‘Call to Action’ for Durham freedom fighters

In one step toward victory in the fight against white supremacy in North Carolina, the Durham County district attorney has…

November 13, 2017

Get on the bus – for Nov. 23, National Day of Mourning

The 48th National Day of Mourning will take place on Thursday, Nov. 23, on the so-called “Thanksgiving” holiday, in Plymouth,…

November 12, 2017

Eyewitness Ames plant fire, Part 2: Corporate poison and politics

By Xzander Stephens Parkersburg, W. Va., area On Oct. 21, the Ames plant fire here lit up a week of…

November 10, 2017

Community leaders arrested in housing protest

New York City, Nov. 2 — “Kill the deal!’ shouted a hundred angry protesters, mostly people of color, in downtown…

November 10, 2017