U.S. and Canada

From political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal: ’From hope to fear’

The following article, posted Sept. 27, was reprinted from prisonradio.org. What a difference a few years make. Four years ago,…

October 15, 2012

Border Patrol guns down mother of five

Chula Vista, Calif. — Approximately 300 people gathered in the city of Chula Vista, seven miles from the Mexican border, on…

October 15, 2012

Hundreds join Philly trans march

The second annual Philly Trans March Oct. 6 was dedicated to Kyra (Kruz) Cordova, a 27-year-old Philadelphia transgender woman who…

October 15, 2012

Billboards scream for justice for Derek Williams

In response to the police murder of Derek Williams, 43 billboards asking, "When police kill, where is the mayor?" went…

October 15, 2012

Monsanto, genetic engineering and food, part 2

Part 1 covered the hazards of genetically modified crops and the role of Monsanto in pushing them worldwide. Along with…

October 15, 2012

Privatization of postal trucking an attack on all freight workers

The billionaires and their politicians in government want to dismantle the world's largest civilian motor vehicle fleet, which is used…

October 15, 2012

San Francisco post offices spared the ax

After a yearlong mass protest campaign, San Francisco Postmaster Raj Sanghera announced in September that the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and…

October 15, 2012

Protests condemn U.S./NATO wars and wars at home

The 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was not forgotten by anti-imperialist activists inside the United States. From…

October 14, 2012

Rhode Island curfew law put on hold

Joined by constituents and community organizations, the 11th Ward city councilman, Davian Sanchez, announced on Oct. 4 that he has…

October 14, 2012

Selma, Ala., community protests monument to KKK leader

The struggle to stop the construction of a monument to Nathan Bedford Forrest, first grand Dragon of the Ku Klux…

October 14, 2012