U.S. and Canada

Racist neglect behind East Harlem explosion

New York --  Another capitalist atrocity against the poor and people of color occurred in the neighborhood of East Harlem,…

March 17, 2014

Vote for the Cuban 5 now!

Ask your friends to vote for them too. Voting ends 5 p.m. on March 21. IT WILL TAKE ONLY ONE…

March 17, 2014

Staples to shut 225 stores

Giant retail chains are counting up their poor showings in 2013. Their answer? Store closings and layoffs. In this attack…

March 16, 2014

Michigan fight for marriage equality continues

Detroit -- As of this writing, 17 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have recognized the right…

March 15, 2014

Chokwe Lumumba: ¡Presente!

Taken from a March 3 audio column on prisonradio.org. His name was Chokwe: Chokwe Lumumba.  And for over 40 years,…

March 14, 2014

Panther Party member finally freed

Baltimore Black Panther Party member Marshall “Eddie” Conway has been freed after 43 years and 11 months of incarceration for…

March 14, 2014

March 15: March for $15 minimum wage

The People’s Assembly Movement in New York City issued the following media release on March 13: This Saturday, March 15,…

March 14, 2014

Taking back Black history from the 1%

Karl Marx said in 1845: “The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e., the…

March 14, 2014

‘Trayvon 2’ score partial victory

Oakland, Calif. -- Despite overwhelming evidence of the defendants’ innocence in what is being called the “Trayvon 2” case, the…

March 14, 2014

Free Albert Woodfox now!

“I thought that my cause, then and now, was noble. They might bend me a little bit, they may cause…

March 14, 2014