U.S. and Canada

William Worthy: He opened the media to voices of resistance

William Worthy was a highly talented and educated journalist with a quality that distinguished him from so many of his…

June 5, 2014

Syrians rally in NYC

Poet Rana Nasrallah recites a poem to members of the Syrian community of Allentown, Pa., who rallied outside the United…

June 4, 2014

Return Cuba’s heroes

Cuba is awaiting the return of Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero, the three of the Cuban 5 who…

June 4, 2014

Maya Angelou gave literary, political voice to African-American women

Youth and students from successive generations were influenced by Maya Angelou’s widely read book, “I Know Why the Caged Bird…

June 3, 2014

Salinas police kill three Latino men in 90 days

On May 20, the police killing of Carlos Mejía, a 44-year-old from El Salvador, marked the third such killing in Salinas,…

June 2, 2014

Stockton, Calif., police arrest James Rivera’s father during peaceful march

Stockton, Calif. -- The family and friends of James Rivera Jr. held the 3rd Annual Speak-Out for victims of police violence…

June 2, 2014

Food is a right’ people’s assembly planned for Aug. 16 in Chicago

By J. White and Doc White Chicago The first of eight goals set by the United Nations “Millennium Declaration” in…

June 2, 2014

General Baker 1941-2014

A standing-room-only audience at the United Auto Workers Local 600 hall on Detroit’s border in Dearborn, Mich., attended a memorial…

June 1, 2014

Workers take action at BWI Airport

On May 22, fast-food workers at Baltimore-Washington/Thurgood Marshall Airport, supported by UNITE HERE Local 7, picketed the airport in three…

June 1, 2014

Class struggle and income inequality

Thomas Piketty has become famous because he’s pointed out that there has been a significant increase in wealth inequality in…

May 31, 2014