U.S. and Canada

Lac-Mégantic blast victims remembered

Three hundred people gathered July 6 at the Ezra Prentice Basketball Court in South Albany, N.Y., a poor, predominantly Black…

July 13, 2014

Oil trains seen as ‘mile-long bombs’

A runaway train carrying Bakken formation crude oil derailed last year on July 6. The resulting explosion killed 47 people…

July 13, 2014

Detroit protesters arrested for blocking water-shutoff trucks

July 10 — Detroit activists concerned about the massive water shutoffs across this economically devastated city blocked entrances to the…

July 11, 2014

Behind the Supreme Court’s reactionary rulings

The Supreme Court finished its spring term with a reactionary siege on women’s and workers’ rights. The court assailed women’s…

July 11, 2014

No deportations of migrant youth!

Refugee status for detained children NOW Activists put a sardonic but accurate twist on the Fourth of July so-called celebration.…

July 9, 2014

Oakland, Calif., groups denounce immigrant detentions

Oakland, Calif. -- The East Bay Immigrant Youth Coalition and the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance held a press conference…

July 9, 2014

Fighting the austerity program behind Detroit water shutoffs

Massive water shutoffs have drawn attention to the humanitarian crisis in the city of Detroit. Even though the United Nations…

July 8, 2014

Prisons aren’t sexy, say protesters

San Francisco -- A coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer groups held a protest on the theme “Prison…

July 8, 2014

Grassroots actions defend Post Office

As postal workers, we’re in for a fight — to protect our union jobs and the public Post Office that people have…

July 8, 2014

Drop frame-up charges! Rehire four Boston school bus drivers!

The city of Boston and the Veolia Corporation have responded to the Boston school bus drivers’ union show of strength…

July 7, 2014