New York

Memoir of a midwife delivers wisdom, wit

Ellen Cohen, who delivered 1,400 babies over nearly three decades, has written an engaging, poignant memoir, “Laboring: Stories of a…

February 28, 2014

Russell Maroon Shoats

Any victory, big or small, for the working class and oppressed population, is a step in the right direction. Even…

February 24, 2014

Trans community: ‘Health care now’

Chanting “Transphobia is bad medicine,” dozens of transgender activists and allies rallied on Valentine’s Day outside the offices of the…

February 21, 2014

Trail-blazing women of our time

Rocket scientist, inventor, cancer pioneer, human computer, bomber pilot, judo master. Why do we have to read their obituaries to…

February 18, 2014

Demand justice for Central Park 5

New York – Supporters packed the steps of City Hall on Feb. 4 to demand that New York City Mayor…

February 14, 2014

Lifelong communist Frances Dostal remembered

Frances Dostal, a founding member of Workers World Party who died Dec. 26, was remembered Feb. 1 in Cleveland by…

February 13, 2014

New York tribute to Mandela and Cuba

By Cheryl LaBash and Monica Moorehead Harlem, N.Y. — A special tribute to the great freedom fighter Nelson Mandela was…

February 12, 2014

Why the New York Times is worried

Most progressive activists in the United States probably know about the reactionary, racist Koch brothers. But one has to wonder…

February 7, 2014

Victory for airport workers and their union – challenges remain

It was a “big win” according to the Service Employees union, Local 32BJ, the union trying to organize airport service…

February 7, 2014

New York community activists tell mayor: Bratton must go!

Activists, community members and families of police brutality victims held a news conference at City Hall on Feb. 4 to…

February 6, 2014