U.S. and Canada

Trial of Rasmea Odeh set for Oct. 21

We publish below an article from Fight Back! News giving an update on the trial of Rasmea Odeh. May 29…

May 30, 2014

Federal gov’t ‘employs’ immigrants in slave labor detention

Yet another example of the urgent need for the anti-mass-incarceration movement to unite with the immigrant rights struggle was highlighted…

May 29, 2014

Water is a right

Detroiters fight shutoffs May 26 — The city of Detroit recently began to cut off water to residents behind in…

May 29, 2014

Elombe Brath, a fighter for African liberation

Elombe Brath, a world-renown Pan-Africanist who promoted the national liberation of all African people from racism, neo-colonialism and imperialism, died…

May 27, 2014

Protests say: ‘Stop U.S. march to war’’

“No to fascism in Ukraine! No war with Russia!” was the theme of the International Action Center protest in New…

May 27, 2014

On the picket line

Northwest longshore workers struggle The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, whose members operate port terminals and shipping lines on 29…

May 26, 2014

Jackson, Miss., conference promotes people’s cooperatives

  Jackson, Miss. -- Once home to some of the most violent racists in the U.S., Jackson, Miss., is now…

May 24, 2014

Ras Baraka wins historic election

Ras Baraka — the son of the late Amiri Baraka, a world-renowned poet, playwright and activist, and Amina Baraka, also…

May 24, 2014

Protest hits Con Ed’s criminal neglect

A protest was held at Con Edison’s 2014 annual shareholders meeting in New York City on May 19 to demand…

May 23, 2014