U.S. and Canada

Somali Muslims and allies protest Islamophobia

Minneapolis Sept. 16 -- Cars honk and passersby raise their fists as over 250 people protest Islamophobia, racism and U.S.…

September 19, 2016

Chicago Streetz Party: Fists up for Fred Hampton, Sr.

Fred Hampton Sr., a dynamic leader in the Black Panther Party, was born August 30, 1948, and was assassinated in…

September 19, 2016

Maternal mortality doubles in Texas

Deaths of women during pregnancy, childbirth and in the year after birth doubled in Texas from 2010 to 2013, going…

September 18, 2016

‘Fight for $15, fight for fair!’

Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Fight for $15 activists are opposing a task force proposal that calls for a gradual…

September 18, 2016

Prisoners’ strike sparks solidarity actions

On Sept. 9, the 45th anniversary of the heroic Attica prison uprising in New York, inmates across the country struck…

September 15, 2016

Bay Area cops to face sexual exploitation charges

Oakland, Calif. Seven Bay Area current and former cops will be charged for their roles in an outrageous sexual exploitation…

September 15, 2016

Urban Shield? Shut down police militarization!

Pleasanton, Calif. Over 500 protesters militantly opposed Urban Shield, a four-day weapons exposition for law enforcement, on Sept. 9. The…

September 15, 2016

NYC City Council attempt to stifle BDS backfires

Shouts of “Zionism is racism!” and “Free Palestine!” rang through New York City Hall on Sept. 8 as guards expelled…

September 15, 2016

Class struggle sharpens as LIU locks out its faculty

This writer worked in the City University of New York’s computer center for 24 years. Before that, he taught full…

September 15, 2016

Fighting for a rainbow of rights

Roanoke, Va. A rainbow spectrum of individuals and organizations joined together for the 27th Roanoke Pride celebration Sept. 10-11 in…

September 15, 2016