U.S. and Canada

Letter to the editor: Compassionate release for Lynne Stewart NOW!

Attorney Lynne Stewart is being held hostage by the State — the federal government. She is valiantly fighting both her…

April 12, 2013

Martin: In memory and in life

The April 8 online edition of the Huffington Post printed a statement prepared by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal for a…

April 12, 2013

Anti-racist forces in Tennessee say no to Klan, ‘American Renaissance’

Two openly racist gatherings in Tennessee have drawn attention to the fact that racist ideology and practice are alive and…

April 11, 2013

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