Detroit

Injured Colombian GM workers resume hunger strike

For almost 500 days, Asotrecol, the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-Workers of General Motors Colmotores, has been fighting for…

December 9, 2012

Detroit homeowners vs mortgage swindle

One after another, homeowners who were swindled by Paramount Land Holdings in 2009, spoke before the Detroit Police and Fire…

December 6, 2012

Global crisis needs global fightback

New York — Revolutionary communists and activists filled the hall of a beautiful Indigenous community center in Manhattan Nov. 17-18 for…

December 2, 2012

Michigan ‘emergency manager’ law defeated

Proposal 1, a ballot initiative in Michigan to reinstate Public Act 4, popularly known as the “dictator law,” was defeated…

November 25, 2012

Detroit struggles continue to stop foreclosures, evictions

Tens of thousands of foreclosures have occurred in Detroit over the last five years. As a result, communities have been…

November 11, 2012

‘Marxist School of Theory and Struggle’ draws many activists

A Marxist School of Theory and Struggle was hosted by Workers World Party in Detroit the weekend of Oct. 20-21.…

October 28, 2012

Detroit waste water workers score victories, end strike

On Oct. 4, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union Local 207 ended their five-day strike, claiming victories.…

October 12, 2012

Fired GM Colombia workers’ hunger strike lifted, occupation continues

For more than 14 months, members of Asotrecol — the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of GM Colombia —…

October 11, 2012

Sindicato de la ciudad va a huelga en Detroit: Deuda a los bancos sangra el presupuesto

El autor es un trabajador veterano del Departamento del Agua y Alcantarillado (DWSD siglas en inglés), de la ciudad de…

October 11, 2012

Music that impacted anti-apartheid struggle

The documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” released this July, attests to the power of music, the kind of music that…

October 8, 2012