U.S. and Canada

Boston St. Pat’s Peace Parade draws anti-war, labor, LGBTQ forces

Boston — Tens of thousands of onlookers saluted the 3rd annual St. Patrick’s Peace Parade in working-class South Boston on March…

March 19, 2013

Banks behind Detroit ’emergency manager’ takeover

Michigan’s multimillionaire Gov. Rick Snyder on March 14 appointed Washington lawyer Kevyn Orr as “emergency manager” over the city of…

March 19, 2013

Philadelphia’s ‘1% mayor’ shouted down during budget speech

Philadelphia — Hundreds of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 and District Council 47 workers, electricians, school crossing guards,…

March 19, 2013

International Working Women’s Month: Students honor Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Harriet Tubman, who was born into U.S. slavery and then escaped her captors to become an operator of…

March 19, 2013

South African ambassador to present prestigous award to ILWU Local 10 activist

The following press statement was issued by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10. Leo Robinson Memorial Recognizes Bay Area’s…

March 19, 2013

Community protests police beating

Community members and activists marched and rallied in support of Aida Guzman on March 9 on Lehigh Avenue between 5th…

March 17, 2013

Between Quvenzhané & a hard place

Taken from a Feb. 27, 2013, audio column from prisonradio.org. Never let it be said that I don’t have a…

March 17, 2013

On the picket line

Guest workers strike McDonald’s Student “guest” workers from Latin America and Asia, who paid $3,000 to obtain J-1 visas to…

March 17, 2013

Los Angeles protest: ‘Peace in Korea now!’

Even as thousands of U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines and Air Force members are engaging in war “games” off the coast…

March 16, 2013

‘Picking up Harriet’s Rifle’

Under the theme “Picking up Harriet’s Rifle!” an amazing and inspiring intergenerational panel of Black female revolutionaries gathered in Philadelphia…

March 16, 2013