U.S. and Canada

People’s Assembly links rising racism to economic crisis

A People’s Assembly and Speakout were held on Aug. 29 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus Park. The event was…

September 1, 2015

Protest demands release of Rev. Pinkney

Grand Rapids, Mich. -- “It’s not one thing, it is everything,” says the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Berrien County, Mich.,…

September 1, 2015

Days of action against the blockade of Cuba

The success of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 struck fear into the cold heart of U.S. imperialism, which responded by…

September 1, 2015

Justice for Samuel Harrell!

A “beat-up squad” of up to 20 prison guards killed Samuel Harrell on April 21 at Fishkill Correctional Facility in…

September 1, 2015

Rising struggle lifts pay, rights

Low-wage workers are winning big victories in their continuing struggle to raise wages and strengthen rights for those in the…

September 1, 2015

Autoworkers speak out against concessions

Several dozen autoworkers expressed their feelings at the “Autoworker Speakout” in Detroit on Aug. 23. This annual event, organized by…

August 29, 2015

Federal gov’t: ‘College athletes don’t deserve rights’

Nearly a year and a half after the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board declared that Northwestern University…

August 29, 2015

Joe Johnson, a fighter for workers and the oppressed

Picture this: You have fallen in your own home and can’t get up. You live alone and the telephone is…

August 29, 2015

Jailhouse death still unexplained

Ralkina Jones was found dead in a Cleveland Heights jail cell on July 26. Only 37 years old, this African-American…

August 26, 2015

Justice for Rekia Boyd!

By Danielle Katz and Andy Katz Hundreds packed and ultimately shut down a Chicago Police Board hearing Aug. 20 as…

August 26, 2015