U.S. and Canada

VAWA’s major flaw: Increased incarceration of women of color

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), first passed in 1994, became a flashpoint in “the war against…

March 8, 2013

Berkeley activists demand, ‘Take post office off auction block’

Berkeley, Calif. — Nearly 200 people rocked a U.S. Postal Service official hearing here on Feb. 26 to demand that Berkeley’s…

March 8, 2013
Parents demand union school bus crewsParents demand union school bus crews

Parents demand union school bus crews

Two weeks after the school bus strike ended here, parents were still trying to guarantee satisfactory bus service while protecting…

March 8, 2013

Union response to sequester

The first response to the threat facing government workers from the ­sequester was from the American Federation of Govern­ment Employees.…

March 8, 2013

Between Quvenzhané and a hard place

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

March 7, 2013

Emergency action called for two women political prisoners in U.S.

Following are excerpts from an International Action Center news release announcing a press conference for Friday, March 8, International Women’s…

March 7, 2013

Sequester means Europe-style austerity plan

Using an obscure, impersonal term — “sequester” — U.S. finance capital is trying to put over European-style, across-the-board budget cuts…

March 7, 2013
Rebel Diaz Art Collective evicted in South BronxRebel Diaz Art Collective evicted in South Bronx

Rebel Diaz Art Collective evicted in South Bronx

New York City police and federal marshals raided the Rebel Diaz Artists Collective (RDACBX) in the South Bronx on Feb.…

March 7, 2013

Philadelphia judge acquits cop who beat woman

Philadelphia  — March, a month dedicated to working women worldwide, began in this city with a demonstration at City Hall in…

March 7, 2013

Seattle resisters released

Seattle  — On Feb. 28, anti-corporate activists Katherine “Kteeo” Olejnik and Matthew Duran were released from the Sea-Tac Federal Detention Center…

March 7, 2013