Confederate symbols condemned at int’l bike race

Richmond, Va., Sept. 20 -- When organizers of an international cycling race in Richmond, Va., the former capital of the Confederacy,…

September 22, 2015

Honor Black history, not Confederate shrines

We publish here the statement of Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for…

September 22, 2015

Seattle teachers win strong support during 7-day strike

Seattle teachers and staff suspended their 7-day strike against the Seattle School District on Sept. 15. The strike, with an…

September 22, 2015

No letup in capitalist crisis

Despite all the soothing talk about the economy picking up, there can be no doubt that the gurus of Wall…

September 21, 2015

Youth of color abused under capitalism

Ahmed Mohamed is a ninth-grader of Sudanese descent who attended MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. When he brought a…

September 21, 2015

New York meeting reports to the movement on Mumia Abu-Jamal

On the morning of September 11, 2001, in New York City the two main towers of the World Trade Financial…

September 21, 2015

Pro-Cuba group calls on Obama to free U.S. political prisoners

Organizers of the “Days of Action Against the Blockade of Cuba,” which took place this past week in Washington, D.C.,…

September 21, 2015

Régimen turco dispara contra kurdos e izquierdistas

El gobierno turco, así como elementos abiertamente fascistas, han abierto un amplio ataque contra organizaciones democráticas en todo el oeste…

September 21, 2015

Racismo y tenistas negras/os

La Estación de Radiodifusión Pública emitió recientemente un documental de "American Masters" sobre Althea Gibson, la primera tenista afroamericana en…

September 21, 2015

Venezuela defends against Colombian border attacks

In late August, after months of outrages and provocations, Venezuela temporarily closed down some sections of its border with neighboring…

September 20, 2015