U.S. and Canada

Growing crisis for homeless children

It is generally assumed, except by the most hardened reactionaries, that governments, even under capitalism, have a responsibility to ensure…

October 6, 2012
Building for people’s powerBuilding for people’s power

Building for people’s power

A step forward toward building people’s power was taken in Philadelphia when activists met on Sept. 26 in the western…

October 4, 2012

The Cuban 5: What General Clapper said

A modest three-minute video posted at the Cuban5.org deserves more attention than the 3,096 or so views it had as…

October 4, 2012
City union strikes in DetroitCity union strikes in Detroit

City union strikes in Detroit

Debt service to banks saps budget The writer is a longtime Detroit Water & Sewerage Department city worker and past…

October 3, 2012
Community protests Baltimore police killing of Anthony Anderson Sr.Community protests Baltimore police killing of Anthony Anderson Sr.

Community protests Baltimore police killing of Anthony Anderson Sr.

BULLETIN: The autopsy report released Oct. 2 officially ruled Anthony Anderson’s death a homicide. The report showed he died from…

October 3, 2012
Riders & transit workers protest anti-Muslim subway adsRiders & transit workers protest anti-Muslim subway ads

Riders & transit workers protest anti-Muslim subway ads

New York — The capitalist media waged a frenzied war campaign against Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejahd while the United Nations…

October 3, 2012

Protests decry anti-Islam film

Fifteen hundred people packed the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Mich., for a rally on Sept. 28…

October 3, 2012
Oct. 5-7: Anti-war protests set for 30 citiesOct. 5-7: Anti-war protests set for 30 cities

Oct. 5-7: Anti-war protests set for 30 cities

As of Sept. 26, organizations in 27 cities in North America have called demonstrations, meetings, vigils or other actions, mostly…

September 30, 2012
‘Arab summer?’‘Arab summer?’

‘Arab summer?’

This column was transcribed from a Sept. 12 audio column from prisonradio.org. Several years ago, a new American president charmed…

September 30, 2012

What’s next after March on Wall Street South

The March on Wall Street South was a resounding success. The streets of Charlotte, N.C., vibrated and shook on Sept.…

September 29, 2012