U.S. and Canada

On heels of DA scandal: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

Scores of demonstrators brought afternoon rush-hour traffic in Philadelphia’s Center City to a halt on July 7 as they took…

July 12, 2017

Oakland rally says ‘Free Mumia!’

Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland, Calif., on July 7 to demand that the…

July 12, 2017

Fight for transit justice! Fight for socialism!

By Taryn Fivek and John Steffin New York The state of this city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 2017 is criminal.…

July 12, 2017

Trump’s misogyny, a pillar of capitalism

President Donald J. Trump did it again. He lambasted a female news reporter with a crude, bullying tweet on June…

July 8, 2017

‘Partial’ travel ban still demonizes Muslims

Protests and denunciations of the Trump administration’s modified travel ban have broken out in several cities. The White House intensified…

July 8, 2017

Detroit: ‘Stop foreclosures, water shutoffs!’

Activists held a day of protest against property tax foreclosures and water shutoffs in Detroit on June 28. Members of…

July 8, 2017

‘Out of the mouths of babes’

This is from a column written by Mumia Abu-Jamal on June 21. It arrived after the June 24 ceremony for…

July 7, 2017

Slavery and July 4th

The Declaration of Independence is Philadelphia’s proudest claim to fame. It was written by the Virginia slave master and future…

July 7, 2017

Campaign to defund OPD challenges Oakland City Council

Oakland, Calif. — Allied campaigns for a “People’s Budget,” led by the Defund OPD (Oakland Police Department) and Refund Oakland…

July 7, 2017

Hundreds pack town hall to lambaste sheriff

Hayward, Calif. — Hundreds of people, the vast majority opposed to Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern’s policies on undocumented immigrants,…

July 6, 2017