U.S. and Canada

‘Trayvon 2’ fight for justice

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 75 supporters packed the courtroom on Jan. 13 to support “the Trayvon 2,” Hannibal and…

January 25, 2014

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

Atlanta -- From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…

January 25, 2014

Court strikes down Pennsylvania voter ID law

Civil rights activists in Pennsylvania won a victory on Jan. 17 when the state’s Commonwealth Court judge, Bernard L. McGinley, struck…

January 25, 2014

Protests demand Wendy’s rehire worker

“We’re going to beat! back! The bosses’ attacks” was the chant of more than 35 people in front of the…

January 25, 2014

NYC airport workers demand living wage

Local 32BJ of the Service Employees union organized a protest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, to…

January 24, 2014

Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’

Washington, D.C. -- Letter carriers and community supporters assembled in the midst of hundreds of people at the recently dedicated…

January 24, 2014

Walmart workers jolt NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 15 issued its broadest complaint yet against major transnational corporation Walmart for violating…

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)

Jan. 10 — The name Amiri Baraka has been known to me since my teens, when I was a member…

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka honored

Amiri Baraka — an award-winning poet, playwright and Black revolutionary — died on Jan. 9 at the age of 79…

January 24, 2014

Fighting for reproductive justice in a sea of reaction

What is the state of abortion rights in the United States on Jan. 22, the 41st anniversary of Roe v.…

January 22, 2014