U.S. and Canada

Stop the war on Black America: Justice for Trayvon Martin!

The following statement was issued on July 14 by Black Workers for Justice based in North Carolina. The not guilty…

July 14, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 8

The significance of ‘classification kinship’ In this installment, we deal with Lewis Henry Morgan’s crucial “classification kinship” discovery. Classificatory kinship…

July 14, 2013

No new jobs, low wages mean a shallow recovery

Unemployment in the United States is still a major issue, even though the existence of tens of millions of jobless…

July 11, 2013
All Women’s March in San Diego, Calif., makes historyAll Women’s March in San Diego, Calif., makes history

All Women’s March in San Diego, Calif., makes history

Women and men from all over San Diego County gathered at the Tubman/Chavez Center on June 29 for San Diego’s…

July 11, 2013
New York City school bus struggleNew York City school bus struggle

New York City school bus struggle

Fighters for the rights of both New York City school bus workers and the students who need their services remain…

July 11, 2013

Film on postal struggle of 1978: ‘Signed, Sealed and Delivered’

“Signed Sealed and Delivered: Labor Struggle in the Post Office,” is a 45-minute-long film made in 1980 by Tami Gold,…

July 10, 2013

‘People’s filibuster’ in Texas cheered across country

Reactionary politicians are brazenly trying to push through anti-reproductive rights bills in several states but they are being strongly resisted…

July 10, 2013
A post-racial U.S.? Killing and demonizing Trayvon Martin shatter the mythA post-racial U.S.? Killing and demonizing Trayvon Martin shatter the myth

A post-racial U.S.? Killing and demonizing Trayvon Martin shatter the myth

When Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected president of the United States in 2008, many bourgeois…

July 9, 2013
Movement keeps pressure on to release Lynne StewartMovement keeps pressure on to release Lynne Stewart

Movement keeps pressure on to release Lynne Stewart

July 8 — The struggle to win compassionate release for the imprisoned, cancer-stricken people’s lawyer, Lynne Stewart, is still very…

July 8, 2013
Defend Carlos Riley Jr. against police brutalityDefend Carlos Riley Jr. against police brutality

Defend Carlos Riley Jr. against police brutality

Durham, N.C. — On Dec. 18, 21-year-old Carlos Riley Jr., who is African American, was dropping off his companion around 10…

July 8, 2013