U.S. and Canada

Protest to demand Newark theater show film on Mumia

After weeks of promotional planning, Cityplex-12, Newark’s [N.J.] only major movie theater complex, announced Thursday, April 11, that it was…

April 25, 2013

Beyond socialism? A critical look at the ‘Cleveland model’

Until recently, Glenville — an African-American neighborhood on Cleveland’s economically depressed East Side — was best known for its 1968…

April 25, 2013

Fired for speaking out, Chrysler worker gets warm welcome back

The mood at the Chrysler stamping plant in Warren, Mich., is generally dour these days. Most workers are unhappy about…

April 25, 2013

Five protesters arrested at Oregon mail facility

Forty people protested the scheduled June closing of the Salem, Ore., mail plant on April 17. When five “occupiers” stepped…

April 25, 2013

Detroit youth rally for Korea

Red Youth in Detroit called a rally in solidarity with the Korean people on April 20. They said that in…

April 25, 2013

Groups demand U.S. recognize Venezuela gov’t

U.S.-based organizations swiftly denounced U.S. intervention against the election of President Nicolás Maduro Moro in Venezuela and mobilized. Weekend actions…

April 24, 2013

May Day in Raleigh, N.C.

March to confront austerity, attacks on working class Durham, N.C. — With extreme right-wing ideologues in the Legislature and governor’s seat,…

April 24, 2013

Protest says ‘No drones!’

On April 20, protesters in New York City marched through the streets in opposition to the ways in which the…

April 24, 2013

Momentum grows for May 11 Poor People’s March

A march to uphold the legacy of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, by protesting for jobs, racial and economic justice,…

April 23, 2013

Boston: This is what a police state looks like

Boston — Using war jargon associated with Iraq and Afghanistan, authorities have repeatedly described the blasts that killed three people and…

April 23, 2013