U.S. and Canada

Protests at International AIDS Conference 2012

Twenty thousand people from 200 different countries attended the XIX International AIDS Conference 2012 in Washington, DC., July 22-27. In the…

August 3, 2012

Pro-choice advocates defend clinics

During the week of July 21-28, pro-choice advocates successfully defended three reproductive health clinics in Charlotte, N.C., against an extremist…

August 3, 2012

Statement against FBI and grand jury repression

WW joins other progressive organizations in urging people to sign on to the following statement on FBI raids and grand…

August 3, 2012

On the picket line

Caterpillar plays hard ball with striking workers The nearly 800 members of Machinists Local 851 in Joliet, Ill., have been…

August 3, 2012

Sizzling summer in Detroit: Profit motive creates heat misery

Detroit  — The recent heat waves have had a devastating effect in Michigan, which already suffers from high rates of unemployment,…

August 2, 2012

Boycott Palermo’s! Youth support striking pizza workers

The strike of workers at Palermo’s Pizza is entering its third month. On July 29, students from Youth Empowered in…

August 2, 2012

Hunger strikes rattle North Carolina’s abusive prison system

Durham, N.C. — Over 100 prisoners started a hunger strike on July 16 at three facilities in North Carolina: Bertie…

August 2, 2012

Panther commemorated in Houston

Houston — Former Black Panthers, activists, family and friends gathered at the gravesite of Carl Hampton on July 26 to honor…

August 2, 2012

Cops kill, cops lie – Anaheim rebels

Los Angeles — The city of Anaheim is about a 40- to 50-minute drive south of Los Angeles and is the…

August 1, 2012

Oakland, Calif., marchers show solidarity with Anaheim residents

Hundreds rallied at Oscar Grant Plaza and then marched to the Oakland police station on July 27 to show that…

August 1, 2012