U.S. and Canada

New Jersey: Anti-racists rally in support of Islamic Community Center

Bayonne, N.J. -- More than 200 people came out here on Jan. 19 to stand in solidarity with the Muslim community…

January 21, 2016

West Virginia workers rally against anti-union law

Charleston, W.Va. -- Over 1,000 workers, union staff and their supporters showed up at a West Virginia AFL-CIO demonstration in the…

January 21, 2016

Baltimore PPA leads housing fight

In September, women at the Gilmore Homes public housing complex began to publicly complain of regular sexual abuse by repair…

January 20, 2016

Police killing of child shows brutality of evictions

State Constable Clarke Steele shot and killed 12-year-old Ciara Meyer in her home in Penn Township, Pa., on Jan. 11.…

January 20, 2016

Event honors captured Black freedom fighters

Several hundred people filled New York’s Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center on Jan. 17 for the 20th Annual Dinner…

January 20, 2016

Flint demands water justice

Each new day brings more front-page headlines about the Flint, Mich., water crisis. The latest outrage is the admission that…

January 19, 2016

Iowa protest tells Trump: ‘Stop racist attacks!’

By Mike Kuhlenbeck Des Moines, Iowa Protesters denounced Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “racist attacks” during his live, Jan. 15…

January 19, 2016

#OscarsSoWhite decries Hollywood racism

On Jan. 14, much of the world watched in shock and anger the announcements of the nominations for the upcoming…

January 19, 2016

Film review: ‘Concussion’ tells the truth about NFL medical neglect

Through a vast display of medical examinations and scientific data, the film “Concussion” directly links repeated violent brain trauma of…

January 19, 2016

Review: ‘The Big Short’ shows capitalism has nowhere to go

“The Big Short” is a true crime story, a heist movie about the housing bubble built on subprime loans that…

January 18, 2016