Detroit

1963 mass struggles advanced civil rights

In 1963, despite the tremendous campaigns aimed at breaking down legalized segregation and national oppression that had been going on…

February 20, 2013

Detroit rally hits back at government foreclosures and evictions

Detroit — Anti-foreclosure and anti-eviction activists and victimized homeowners from across the Detroit metropolitan area gathered at the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO…

February 18, 2013

S&P exposed for role in banks’ mortgage fraud

A lawsuit was filed in federal court Feb. 4 by the U.S. Justice Department against Standard & Poor’s for massive…

February 15, 2013

Detroit activists use lawsuit to demand: ‘Show us the debt!’

Detroit,  Feb. 14 — A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed today on behalf of David Sole, a retired…

February 14, 2013

Rosa Parks honrada en Detroit

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks nació hace 100 años, el 04 de febrero de 1913, en Tuskegee, Alabama. Nació en el…

February 13, 2013

Detroit area workers send Walmart packing

Southfield, Mich. — With over 10,500 stores worldwide, Walmart, the world’s biggest corporation, has a wealth of experience in dealing…

February 7, 2013

Colombian autoworker ends hunger strike

Detroit — After 72 heroic days, Jorge Parra, the president of Asotrecol, the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of…

February 7, 2013

Huelga de hambre en Colombia inspira a trabajadores automotrices

¡Última Hora! Jorge Parra, presidente de Asotrecol, terminó huelga de hambre el 31 de enero luego de 72 días. La…

February 6, 2013

Rosa Parks honored in Detroit

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born 100 years ago, on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala. She was born in…

February 2, 2013

GM worker continues hunger strike

Jorge Parra has not eaten for more than two months. The president of the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-Workers…

January 27, 2013