U.S. and Canada

Oakland, Calif., vigil for police victim

Oakland, Calif. — More than 150 people came out to honor the memory of young Alan Blueford on May 5,…

May 19, 2013

Drone base picketed

Niagara Falls, N.Y. — Activists rallied at the gate of Niagara Falls Air Base on Mothers’ Day, May 12, to…

May 19, 2013

On the picket line

Hundreds of fast food workers strike in Detroit Hundreds of workers went on strike May 10 at more than 60…

May 19, 2013

Bill Kaessinger presente!

Bill Kaessinger, an anti-racist unionist and Workers World activist spanning three decades, beginning in the 1960s, died in Norwich, N.Y.,…

May 19, 2013

Now it’s Milwaukee’s turn: Fast food workers walk out

On May 15 in Milwaukee, hundreds of workers walked off the job at fast-food restaurants, including McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King,…

May 17, 2013

African Americans most vulnerable to proposed federal cuts

Massive cuts in essential federal programs are being proposed by the Obama administration. The chained Consumer Price Index would affect…

May 17, 2013

Philadelphia students walk out over budget cuts

“No ifs! No buts! No education cuts!” was the chant by hundreds of students from several Philadelphia public high schools…

May 17, 2013

MOVE house remembered

The 28th anniversary of the racist bombing of the MOVE family house in Philadelphia, which killed 11 men, women and…

May 17, 2013

‘Community service’ or slave labor?

Los Angeles — The prosecutor told me I had a choice: Either serve several months in prison or accept community labor…

May 17, 2013

Newark, N.J., group to protest banning of Mumia-Abu Jamal documentary

On Friday, May 17th, the People’s Organization for Progress will hold an informational picket at Newark’s City Plex 12 Movie…

May 17, 2013