U.S. and Canada

Cop charged for autoworker’s near-lynchingCop charged for autoworker’s near-lynching

Cop charged for autoworker’s near-lynching

Detroit — All too often racist police get away with murder. Brutal physical assaults against people of color go unpunished.…

April 29, 2015
Lopez family exposes terrorist policeLopez family exposes terrorist police

Lopez family exposes terrorist police

Lawyers representing the Guatemalan family of Amilcar Pérez López held a press conference in San Francisco on April 24, announcing…

April 29, 2015
Eyewitness Baltimore: Liberators, not lootersEyewitness Baltimore: Liberators, not looters

Eyewitness Baltimore: Liberators, not looters

Baltimore, April 27 -- We could smell the teargas a mile away. Thick clouds of burning smoke spread citywide. The…

April 28, 2015
‘All night, all day, we will fight for Freddie Grey’‘All night, all day, we will fight for Freddie Grey’

‘All night, all day, we will fight for Freddie Grey’

As of the evening of April 27, hundreds of Black youth rebelled against the police in west and east Baltimore…

April 28, 2015
As Mumia’s condition worsens, demand his release to a hospital!As Mumia’s condition worsens, demand his release to a hospital!

As Mumia’s condition worsens, demand his release to a hospital!

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s health crisis is grave, and people everywhere are being asked to take immediate action to demand…

April 28, 2015
Detroit remembers Viola LiuzzoDetroit remembers Viola Liuzzo

Detroit remembers Viola Liuzzo

In an era when many Civil Rights icons are unknown to youth, even those in the struggle, people are still…

April 27, 2015
Victory for bakery workerVictory for bakery worker

Victory for bakery worker

Morima Ortiz and others had been picketing Kenny’s Bakery in northern Manhattan for over a year. Ortiz worked there for…

April 27, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Low-wage restaurant workers: ‘#StopTheOtherNRA’ Several hundred low-wage restaurant workers and their supporters took to the streets of the U.S. capital…

April 27, 2015
Day of solidarity with VenezuelaDay of solidarity with Venezuela

Day of solidarity with Venezuela

[youtube=https://youtu.be/pjIS_hTMU8g&rel=0] Video report on the April 19 International Days of Solidarity with Venezuela. Below is the announcement of the event:…

April 25, 2015
Milwaukee teachers, students, parents march against cutsMilwaukee teachers, students, parents march against cuts

Milwaukee teachers, students, parents march against cuts

Hundreds of members of the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, students and community supporters protested in Milwaukee April 18 to end…

April 24, 2015