U.S. and Canada

Penn students protest racist death threats

On the morning of Nov. 11, dozens of Black freshmen students at the University of Pennsylvania were added to text…

November 23, 2016

Philly area protests proliferate

In the second week since the election of Donald Trump, protests have continued in Philadelphia and surrounding counties. On Nov.…

November 23, 2016

Trump targets federal workers

There is evidence that the incoming Trump administration plans to target federal workers, including privatizing the Department of Veteran Affairs,…

November 23, 2016

Locked-out Honeywell workers reject concessionary contract

For over six months, members of two United Auto Workers locals have been locked out by Honeywell. The lockout began…

November 23, 2016

Safety pins and political clarity

Following the selection of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, a strange suggestion has appeared via…

November 23, 2016

States pass pro-worker initiatives

The lowest-paid hourly workers in four states — Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington, who total about 21.6 million — have…

November 23, 2016

Trump is lying about jobs program

A major source of Trump’s appeal was his promise to return “good jobs” back to the United States. During Trump’s…

November 23, 2016

Trump, anti-Semitism and solidarity in struggle

Late in the election campaign, as Donald Trump hammered home his vile attacks on people of color, immigrants, Muslims, women;…

November 22, 2016

Wall Street welcomes Trump

Did the super-racist, immigrant bashing, sexual predator Donald Trump becoming president alarm Wall Street? The day after the election the…

November 22, 2016

Syracuse, N.Y., workers expose wage theft

Every year U.S. bosses steal outright more than $50 billion in wages from workers. This is part of the wage…

November 22, 2016