Israel punishes jailed Palestinians for support of U.S. prison strike

Palestinians confined in Israel’s brutal prisons issued a statement of solidarity on Aug. 20 with the National Prison Strike in…

September 17, 2018

India throws out British colonial anti-sodomy law

On Sept. 6, India’s Supreme Court struck down the country’s law criminalizing consensual sex between same-sex partners. The law, known…

September 17, 2018

In Baltimore, solidarity with National Prison Strike

Baltimore — A new short video premiered here on Sept. 12 in solidarity with the National Prison Strike. The video…

September 13, 2018

Red for Ed energizes West Coast struggle

Seattle — Education workers’ strikes in this state continue. Some 2,600 teachers in Tacoma, Wash., walked out on Sept. 6.…

September 13, 2018

Anti-union bosses hold Michigan motorists hostage

Detroit — Polls of Michigan residents repeatedly indicate that fixing the state’s dilapidated road infrastructure is a top concern. Yet…

September 13, 2018

On the picket line

Marriott workers march coast-to-coast on Labor Day On Labor Day, Sept. 3, thousands of Marriott workers in at least nine…

September 13, 2018

IBEW Local 3 on strike 18 months

Unionized workers turned out by the thousands for New York City’s Central Labor Council annual parade on Sept. 8. Because…

September 13, 2018

Jailers lock down striking prisoners

Thousands of prisoners across Pennsylvania have been confined to their cells since Aug. 29. That’s when the state’s Department of…

September 12, 2018

Serena Williams fights back against sexist attacks

The 2018 U.S. Open will be most remembered for how the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams challenged the…

September 12, 2018

African-American suffrage: Voting rights and suppression

At the end of the U.S. Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th Reconstruction Amend­ments to the U.S. Constitution were…

September 12, 2018