U.S. and Canada

Tar sands oil spills on Arkansas town

Residents of Mayflower, Ark., found out the hard way on March 29 that their subdivision was built atop Exxon Mobil…

April 11, 2013

Book launch for ‘Maroon the Implacable’

For over 30 years, former Black Panther member and Philadelphia community activist, Russell Maroon Shoatz, has been held under torturous…

April 11, 2013

Magic numbers can’t hide jobless crisis

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly report, the looming threat of “sequester” and austerity from both capitalist political parties, and…

April 10, 2013

Can worker coops overcome capitalist overproduction?

On April 5, Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice hosted the Detroit premier of a documentary film about worker cooperatives, “Shift…

April 10, 2013

Memorial held for Dacajeweiah

Dacajeweiah, whose name means Splitting-the-Sky, died at the age of 61 on March 13. He is pictured here speaking in…

April 10, 2013

Red Youth protest U.S. war threats against north Korea

New York — A new revolutionary organization of young people, Red Youth, held a protest and street meeting at Manhattan’s…

April 8, 2013

Georgia school workers score victory

Atlanta — On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., low-wage workers…

April 8, 2013

Rutgers abuse scandal exposes winners and losers

The firing of Rutgers University head basketball coach Mike Rice on April 3 for physically and verbally abusing his players…

April 8, 2013

Poor People’s March to revive Martin Luther King’s revolutionary heritage

Forty-five years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the nation when he called for a poor people’s…

April 7, 2013

‘Monsanto Protection Act’: Chemical monopoly writes its own law

On March 24, the pro-Monsanto “Farmer Assurance Provision, Section 735” rider was quietly slipped into the Agricultural Appropriations provisions of…

April 7, 2013