U.S. and Canada

‘BIG MAMA’ THORNTON and reparations

You have probably heard of Elvis Presley and perhaps even heard him sing, “I ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog.”…

February 13, 2016

On the picket line

Fast food workers strike in Iowa A few hours before the Jan. 28 Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa, fast…

February 13, 2016

Hattie McDaniel: First Oscar-winning Black actor

Hollywood’s 2016 all-white Academy Award acting nominations carry on the tradition of excluding, more often than not, Black achievement in…

February 11, 2016

Record auto profits leave workers insecure

On Feb. 3, General Motors announced its profits for 2015. Even after taxes and interest, the company posted the highest…

February 11, 2016

How Black workers were decimated by racism

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder isn’t the only criminal who should be punished for lead poisoning Flint’s children. General Motors impoverished…

February 11, 2016

Rallies say NO to anti-worker agenda

Rallies were held in three cities across West Virginia to fight the “right-to-work” (in unsafe conditions for less) legislation passed…

February 11, 2016

150 years of Black liberation struggles

On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ostensibly eliminated chattel slavery in the antebellum South.…

February 10, 2016

Rally to demand parole for MOVE 9

Many organizations and individuals in the New York area who support and defend political prisoners are holding a rally on…

February 10, 2016

Activists stop sexist events

By Colleen Gillan and David Card Baltimore The Baltimore chapter of Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST), a radical youth organization,…

February 10, 2016

Super Bowl fans get dose of reality

On Saturday, Feb. 6, travelers to the San Francisco airport arriving to see the Super Bowl were welcomed to the…

February 9, 2016