U.S. and Canada

Nurses’ union demands gov’t mandate to contain Ebola

National Nurses United, a union and professional organization with 185,000 members, was contacted by nurses at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital…

October 21, 2014

Hannibal Shakur, Trayvon Two activist, tells WW about charges being dropped

Hannibal Abdul Shakur and Tanzeen Doha were arrested during protests during the summer of 2013 in downtown Oakland, Calif., after…

October 20, 2014

Border solidarity caravan reaches McAllen, Texas

Oct. 20 — The “National Caravan in Solidarity with the Children and Families on the Mexico and Texas Borders” is now…

October 20, 2014

Community demands justice as killer cop fired in Milwaukee

As a result of almost six months of repeated protests organized by the Coalition for Justice and their allies, Milwaukee…

October 20, 2014

Another protest hits Staples

A Staples store in Center City, Philadelphia, was picketed Oct. 7 by members of the American Postal Workers Union, the…

October 17, 2014

Herman Ferguson, ¡Presente!

His name was Herman Ferguson, and if you’re not dialed into the Black Nationalist Movement, the name may not ring…

October 17, 2014

On the picket line

Atlantic City casino workers protest health care rollbacks As many as 700 UNITE-HERE Local 54 casino workers at Trump Taj…

October 17, 2014

Slam dunk for Palestine

Protesters, including many from the Jewish community, voiced support for Palestine outside Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Oct. 7, when the…

October 17, 2014

Seattle protesters tell Biden: ‘No more war!’

Demonstrators in Seattle protested the wars against Iraq and Syria when Joe Biden visited the city on Oct. 9. The…

October 17, 2014

Youth march against capitalism at World Business Forum

New York -- The capitalist class held an event at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 7-8 called…

October 17, 2014