Mosul: a city destroyed

Nine hundred years ago an Arab traveler, as he walked through what is today Iraq, observed: “To the right of…

July 24, 2017

Los Angeles Crowd salutes sovereignty of DPRK

A packed audience met the call issued by the International Action Center-Los Angeles for “No war on north Korea!” They…

July 24, 2017

Defend Bolivarian Venezuela!

The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro is being blamed for the shortages of food and other necessities plaguing that…

July 22, 2017

Hundreds block Brooklyn gentrification: ‘Kill the deal!’

Hundreds of angry protesters against gentrification lined the steps of Borough Hall, Brooklyn’s city hall, on July 10. Inside, the…

July 22, 2017

Ferguson activist Ashley Yates talks Oakland, Assata Shakur and Black Woman leadership

Ashley Yates is co-founder of the Ferguson-based grassroots organization, Millennial Activists United (MAU).  Originally from Florissant, Mo., Yates was one…

July 20, 2017

HEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensions

Hundreds of cheering nurses streamed into the lobby of Boston’s Tufts Medical Center at 7 a.m. on July 17, wearing…

July 20, 2017

Little Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancy

1937 Little Steel Strike, Part 1: Capitalists expose their brutality In 1937, Youngstown, Ohio, had a population of 170,000. On…

July 20, 2017

Newark, 50 years after ‘A rebellion, not a riot’

Over 100 people gathered on July 12 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion against racism. People…

July 20, 2017

Fracking Colorado, Part III: Impact on environment and people

Part 1: Impact on environment and people Part 2: Impact on environment and people Denver — The scientific evidence is…

July 20, 2017

Big real estate threatens to silence ‘people’s radio station’

A press conference was held on the steps of New York City Hall on July 13 to bring attention to…

July 20, 2017