U.S. and Canada

A tribute to Elombe Brath, Pan-African revolutionary teacher

Elombe Brath was a revolutionary Pan African. Seventy-seven years old when he made his transition, Elombe was a walking encyclopedia…

June 10, 2014

Nadja Tesich

Political activist, author, poet and filmmaker Nadja Tesich was born in Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia, in 1939 and died Feb. 20…

June 8, 2014

Help stop threat to Iman Al-Amin’s health and life

The following is based on releases that the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) issued on June 5. They concern…

June 7, 2014

On the picket line

SuperShuttle drivers in Denver fight for their jobs SuperShuttle drivers in Denver were told they had to reapply for their…

June 7, 2014

Disability rights: A rich theater of the class struggle

Shea has been an organizer in the Disability Rights movement for more than 30 years, starting with the Disabled Peoples…

June 7, 2014

Two wings, one vulture

Both Vince Copeland’s “Market Elections: How Democracy Serves the Rich” (1999) and Paul Street’s “The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama…

June 6, 2014

All issues are LGBTQ issues!

The annual Pride Parade in Buffalo is huge, raucous and wonderfully well-attended, but for many years it has been depoliticized…

June 6, 2014

Milwaukee community, labor protests ICE

Protesting multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Milwaukee the week of May 25, the labor and immigrant rights organization…

June 6, 2014

Puerto Ricans march in the Bronx demanding ‘Free Oscar López!’

On the 33rd anniversary of the arrest of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera, a large contingent demanded his…

June 5, 2014

Postal workers and students picket Staples’ board meeting

American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of the…

June 5, 2014