U.S. and Canada

Oklahoma execution exposes death penalty: Cruel but usual

The heart attack that killed death row prisoner Clayton Lockett on April 29 after the state of Oklahoma tried to…

May 5, 2014

The Hurricane: Rubin Carter

From an April 23 audio column posted on prisonradio.org.  Hurricane Carter died from prostate cancer on April 20 at age…

May 3, 2014

San Diego meeting says ‘Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!’

San Diego's Malcolm X Library hosted an April 27 gathering honoring world-famous political prisoner, people's journalist and revolutionary author Mumia…

May 3, 2014

California teachers’ union votes to boycott Staples

The following announcement was posted on Ruralinfo.net on April 29. Sacramento, Calif. – The Executive Council of the California Federation…

May 3, 2014

Anti-drone events in Central New York

Syracuse, N.Y. -- In a determined protest against the U.S. use of drone warfare, 150 people marched to the gates…

May 2, 2014

Los Angeles protest targets racist Sterling

An emergency protest was held April 29 in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles against the racist comments…

May 2, 2014

April 29 protesters tell restaurant bosses: ‘What’s outrageous – poverty wages!’

Washington, D.C. --It was rainy, windy and cold, but this didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of dozens of protesters gathered outside…

May 2, 2014

Attack intensifies against Detroit retirees

April 26 — The attack on retired city of Detroit workers’ pensions intensifies. Ever since the filing for bankruptcy by…

May 1, 2014

Protests in 50-plus cities say: ‘U.S. mail is not for sale’

More than 50 protests were held in 27 states on the April 24 “National Day of Action Protest to ‘Stop…

May 1, 2014

Activists discuss ‘Latin America at a crossroads’

Huntington, W.Va. -- A public forum headed by an expert panel of activists was held on the campus of Marshall…

May 1, 2014