U.S. and Canada

Sequester hits Native peoples hard

Fairbanks, Alaska — The budget cuts known as the sequester, which have yet to strike with full force, are creating major…

March 30, 2013

Massive protest held against Chicago public school closings

Thousands of teachers, parents and community members rallied on March 27 in the Chicago downtown area to protest Mayor Rahm…

March 28, 2013

Protests across U.S.: Save six-day mail service!

Neither rain, snow nor sleet kept postal workers from protesting to demand “Save six day mail.” From a spirited community…

March 28, 2013

Penn students protest privatization

Philadelphia — Just the threat of students protesting was enough to send the Boston Consulting Group running. BCG, a major cheerleader…

March 28, 2013

Profiteering, racism behind closing of 61 Chicago schools

Chicago — The Rahm Emanuel administration and the Chicago Public Schools, along with politically connected corporate interests, are making a calculated…

March 27, 2013

Tribute honors life & legacy of Leo Robinson

San Francisco — Under the dome of the William B. Chester Hiring Hall of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10…

March 27, 2013

National day of action April 11 to keep U.S. out of Venezuela

The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle has called for a National Day of Action on Thursday, April 11, against U.S. intervention…

March 26, 2013

Fracking records unsealed in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia  — Since 2005, a provision of the federal Energy Policy Act popularly labeled the “Halliburton Loophole,” allowed the giant corporations…

March 26, 2013

Bookstore talk April 12 on capitalism’s dead end

Fred Goldstein, author of “Capitalism at a Dead End: Job Destruction, Overproduction and Economic Crisis in the High-Tech Era,” will…

March 26, 2013

Racism, exploitation & profits: The REAL ‘March Madness’

This year marks the 75th anniversary of March Madness in the U.S. On the surface, this term refers to three…

March 25, 2013