U.S. and Canada

Students rally to save Black Studies

Philadelphia — For the second time in less than two weeks, African-American professors and students at Temple University staged demonstrations on…

April 18, 2013

Ohio prisoners on hunger strike for media access

Four prisoners in Ohio’s supermax prison began refusing food on April 11. They are demanding that media representatives visiting Ohio…

April 18, 2013

UNAC’s April protests to say no to killer and spy drones

The United National Antiwar Coalition has announced demonstrations in 50 U.S. cities during April, which UNAC has designated “anti-drone month.”…

April 18, 2013

U.S. protests show solidarity with Venezuela

April 11 was a national day of action in the United States to support the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela and…

April 17, 2013

Tens of thousands march for immigrant rights

Washington, D.C. — Tens of thousands of workers, primarily from Central America, marched for immigrant rights in front of the…

April 17, 2013

Georgia immigrants say, ‘Sí, se puede!’

Thousands of immigrant workers and their families rallied and marched in Atlanta, one of the many cities taking part in…

April 17, 2013

Community BBQ highlights Alan Blueford case

East Oakland, Calif. — The Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition held a free barbecue in Oakland’s Arroyo Viejo Park on April…

April 16, 2013

Student athletes need a living wage, health care

As much of the country knows by now, whether one follows sports or not, Kevin Ware, an African-American sophomore guard…

April 15, 2013

On the picket line

Retired miners fight for health, pension benefits It may have been April 1, but 10,000 United Mine Workers’ retirees and…

April 14, 2013

USPS continues attack on workers despite pulling back on Saturday deliveries

Washington, D.C. — Postal workers present at a Postal Regulatory Commission hearing on April 10 withheld applause when the United States…

April 12, 2013