Detroit

‘Extend tax foreclosure moratorium!’

Activists in Detroit picketed the Michigan state building on April 16 to demand a permanent moratorium on tax foreclosures and…

April 24, 2015

A school board member in exile on the decline of Detroit’s public schools

I am a member of the Detroit School Board in Exile. We call ourselves "exiles" because we do not accept…

April 9, 2015

Baltimore activists fight back – Water is a human right!

At the end of March, Baltimore city officials announced that they would be turning off the water supply to a…

April 9, 2015

Young autoworker dies at hands of Detroit police

On March 30, 24-year-old Anthony Clark Reed died at the hands of Detroit police. The young African-American nursing student, also…

April 7, 2015

At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

This year, the United Auto Workers union will negotiate new contracts with auto and truck manufacturers General Motors, Ford and…

March 30, 2015

Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh to appeal unjust conviction

Supporters pack court in defense of community leader Federal Judge Gershwin Drain sentenced Palestinian American activist and community leader Rasmea…

March 17, 2015

Detroit protesters stand with Greece

Detroit --  Activists with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstrated in bitterly cold weather in front of Chase Bank here to…

March 6, 2015

Malcolm X and Black Lives Matter

The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X was commemorated in many cities throughout the U.S. on the weekend…

February 24, 2015

Protest to fight austerity from Detroit to Greece

Activists here with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions & Utility Shutoffs have announced a demonstration for Feb.…

February 19, 2015

Wisconsin anti-worker guv targets public education

Resistance to Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-17 budget proposal — Senate Bill 21, released in early February — is ongoing across…

February 9, 2015