U.S. and Canada

‘Justice 4 Alan Blueford’ campaign gears up

Oakland, Calif. - The “Justice 4 Alan Blueford” campaign went into high gear during mid-July, culminating in the family receiving…

July 26, 2012

‘Jobs not jails!’

On July 17, protesters were stopped from marching to the gates of Graterford Prison, outside of Philadelphia, by police, who…

July 25, 2012

San Diego Pride march

The underlying meaning of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Pride marches held each year in the United States…

July 25, 2012

Overdose deaths? Most come from prescription painkillers

Possession of street drugs, even small amounts of marijuana, lands millions of people in prison, sometimes for life, especially if…

July 25, 2012

Solidarity rally for locked-out Con Ed workers

New York - The campaign in the labor movement to build strong solidarity with the locked-out Con Edison workers had…

July 25, 2012

Behind Colorado massacre

The most important question raised by the latest massacre in Colorado remains unasked by the corporate media: What is it…

July 24, 2012

Forum on struggle led by people with disabilities

In his 1875 “Critique of the Gotha Program,” Karl Marx wrote: “In a higher phase of communist society, after the…

July 23, 2012

Justice for Mollie Olgin & Mary Chapa

The winds of racism, sexism, bigotry, oppression and right-wing animus blow strong across the United States. Decades of struggles for…

July 23, 2012

Locked-out Con Ed workers fight back

New York — The heat is on in this city of 8 million sweltering people. As temperatures soar into the 90s…

July 23, 2012

Unemployed march demands full benefits

Oakland, Calif. - Unemployed workers gathered July 11 in Oakland to protest cuts in unemployment benefits, demanding their reinstatement and…

July 23, 2012