U.S. and Canada

Restaurant workers demand justice

A protest was organized in front of Liberato Restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., on June 10. Workers employed at the…

June 19, 2014

Juneteenth parade in Houston

From the very serious to the celebratory, Juneteenth activities are taking place all over Texas. There are barbecues, rodeos, oratory…

June 18, 2014

Ruby Dee – brilliant actor, inspiring activist

The great actor and political activist Ruby Dee died at the age of 91 on June 11. She had been…

June 18, 2014

Set them free!

Migrant children jailed at border In response to the groundswell of news of thousands of migrant children ensnared by Homeland…

June 18, 2014

For-profit tech corporations gain from Common Core testing

In 2002, President George W. Bush ushered in the No Child Left Behind Act that introduced standardized testing throughout elementary…

June 17, 2014

Struggle cancels anti-woman conference in Detroit

On June 11, just five days after it was targeted by hundreds of protesters and thousands of petitions, Doubletree Hotel…

June 17, 2014

West Oakland, Calif., protests gentrification

The Development Without Displacement Research Group held an anti-gentrification march and rally to the City of Oakland Planning Commission meeting…

June 17, 2014

LGBTQ and bus drivers’ union solidarity

By WW Buffalo Bureau and Gerry Scoppettuolo Boston --  The $15-and-a-union struggle sweeping the country rolled through the streets of…

June 17, 2014

Martínez family reunites to fight deportation on Father’s Day

Families shouldn’t have to spend Father’s Day on an international bridge just to be together, but that’s what happened to…

June 17, 2014

Transit workers conduct one-day strike in Philadelphia

Bulletin: The workers went back to work on June 15 by order of the Obama administration.   June 14 —…

June 16, 2014