U.S. and Canada

The racist criminalization of African Americans

When former President Bill Clinton spoke on April 7 in Philadelphia, protesters interrupted him, exposing Democrats’ role in the mass…

April 13, 2016

Stop auto layoffs: A job is a right!

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced April 6 it would indefinitely lay off 1,420 workers at two Detroit-area plants. The indefinite layoffs…

April 13, 2016

Verizon workers on strike

http://youtu.be/fcpnb32B4Jg Working people at Verizon are ready to strike. Hear their stories in this video.

April 13, 2016

Protesters expose Clintons’ racism

Two protesters disrupted former President Bill Clinton while he spoke at a Hillary Clinton campaign event in North Philadelphia on…

April 12, 2016

Philadelphia high school walkout demands necessities

High school students left their classrooms and marched from the Philadelphia School District offices to City Hall in a “Philly…

April 12, 2016

Milwaukee students say ‘Dump Trump’

With youth and students taking the lead, Donald Trump was confronted across Wisconsin during his campaign there. Trump and other…

April 11, 2016

Thousands sign up to shut down Trump’s NYC rally

As of April 10, thousands of people had signed up on Facebook pages that they planned to protest a $1,000-a-person…

April 11, 2016

Demanding answers as Black student dies in Iowa jail

Des Moines, Iowa -- Thirty-eight-year-old Lamont Walls died at Broadlawn’s Hospital in Des Moines after being found unconscious in his cell…

April 11, 2016

Oklahoma earthquakes spike opposition to oil and gas industry

The state of Oklahoma had five earthquakes on April 3.  There had been 29 earthquakes in the previous week, 222…

April 11, 2016

$1,000-a-pill is death sentence for HCV patients

Foster City, Calif. -- One Harvoni pill a day for 12 weeks can cure hepatitis C with a 95 percent success…

April 11, 2016