U.S. and Canada

Lawsuits challenge denial of hep C treatment

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is one of an estimated 10,000 prisoners in Pennsylvania suffering the ravages of untreated hepatitis C…

September 26, 2015

‘Let’s take back our city!’

A full day of marches, rallies and events were held in New York City on Sept. 17, the fourth anniversary…

September 26, 2015

A study in solidarity: The Boston school bus drivers union

For more than two years, the Boston School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751, has been in a fierce battle against…

September 25, 2015

UAW-Chrysler contract: Jobs threatened, two-tier pay stays

Just 19 hours after the old contract between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the United Auto Workers expired on Sept. 14,…

September 23, 2015

Western wildfires spawned by capitalism

Sept. 20 -- Five people have been killed by ferocious wildfires sweeping through California, including a disabled woman burned to…

September 22, 2015

Stewart detention center uprising resists U.S. immigration system’s brutality

Lumpkin, Ga. -- On Sept. 3 at about 10:30 p.m., Corrections Corporation of America management deployed their Special Operations Response Team…

September 22, 2015

Confederate symbols condemned at int’l bike race

Richmond, Va., Sept. 20 -- When organizers of an international cycling race in Richmond, Va., the former capital of the Confederacy,…

September 22, 2015

Honor Black history, not Confederate shrines

We publish here the statement of Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for…

September 22, 2015

Seattle teachers win strong support during 7-day strike

Seattle teachers and staff suspended their 7-day strike against the Seattle School District on Sept. 15. The strike, with an…

September 22, 2015

No letup in capitalist crisis

Despite all the soothing talk about the economy picking up, there can be no doubt that the gurus of Wall…

September 21, 2015