Former U.S. puppet convicted of genocide in Guatemala

BULLETIN: On May 20, Guatemala’s highest court threw out Rios Montt’s conviction.  Appeals are being filed. On Dec. 4, 1982,…

May 22, 2013

50 years of African Union commemorated

On May 25, 1963, 33 independent African states met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to form the Organization of African Unity.…

May 22, 2013

Solidarity conference with African Revolution

In Detroit, the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice held a conference on May 18 entitled “Africa & U.S.…

May 22, 2013

Battleground North Carolina: 100+ arrests in 3 weeks resisting right-wing attacks

As this article goes to print, 57 more people were arrested during the “Moral Monday” action on May 20. More…

May 21, 2013

Thousands protest murder of NYC gay man

Thousands of people marched through New York's Greenwich Village the evening of May 20 to protest the murder of Mark…

May 21, 2013

Central Park 5, Jena 6 and the Scottsboro Brothers

The corporate-owned media reviews of the movie “The Central Park Five,” just released on DVD, focus mainly on the pathos…

May 21, 2013

‘Nakba’ significa desastre, pero no entrega

El 15 de mayo marca el 65º aniversario del inicio de lo que los/as palestinos/as y sus partidarios/as llaman el…

May 21, 2013

Afroamericanos/as más vulnerables a los propuestos recortes federales

La administración Obama propone recortes masivos en programas federales esenciales. El cambio del cálculo ("chained") del Índice de Precios al…

May 21, 2013

Free Lynne Stewart now!

The lifesaving struggle to free Lynne Stewart, “the people’s lawyer,” continues.  Following a full-house rally on May 9 at St.…

May 20, 2013

National Network on Cuba condemns U.S. ‘terrorist’ bounty on Assata Shakur

The following statement was issued by the National Network on Cuba. On May 3, the U.S. government falsely branded Assata…

May 20, 2013