U.S. and Canada

Outrage as BART cops kill againOutrage as BART cops kill again

Outrage as BART cops kill again

Oakland, Calif. — The family of Shaleem Tindle and other members of the community packed a board meeting of the…

February 28, 2018
Liberation history empowers new generationLiberation history empowers new generation

Liberation history empowers new generation

The meeting room of the Brown Building in San ­Diego’s Azalea Park neighborhood was filled to capacity. The featured speaker…

February 28, 2018
Racism’s impact on maternityRacism’s impact on maternity

Racism’s impact on maternity

Women's History Month is a federally declared annual event that highlights the contributions of women to historical events and contemporary…

February 28, 2018
Rent strike wins in East LARent strike wins in East LA

Rent strike wins in East LA

Residents of the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights are savoring a rent-strike victory organized by a group of…

February 27, 2018
Behind the FBI investigation into the NCAABehind the FBI investigation into the NCAA

Behind the FBI investigation into the NCAA

February 26 — The FBI announced Feb. 23 that it has obtained evidence that the National Collegiate Athletic Association violated various…

February 27, 2018
Defending trans lives from violenceDefending trans lives from violence

Defending trans lives from violence

Dozens of queer, trans, intersex, two-spirit, nonbinary people and their supporters gathered Feb. 24 at City Hall in North Adams,…

February 27, 2018
Workers shut down West Virginia schoolsWorkers shut down West Virginia schools

Workers shut down West Virginia schools

Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 26 — Tens of thousands of teachers and service personnel in West Virginia braved rainy weather and…

February 26, 2018
Working Peoples’ Day of ActionWorking Peoples’ Day of Action

Working Peoples’ Day of Action

The Working People’s Day of Action was held coast-to-coast on Feb. 24, with actions in dozens of U.S. cities calling…

February 26, 2018
‘Keep up the pressure to free Mumia’‘Keep up the pressure to free Mumia’

‘Keep up the pressure to free Mumia’

Philadelphia — Dozens of activists once again filled the courtroom and demonstrated outside the Criminal Justice Center during a Feb.…

February 26, 2018
Parkland students do the right thingParkland students do the right thing

Parkland students do the right thing

The young people who survived the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., are doing…

February 26, 2018