Human needs before profits

GET THE LEAD OUT!

More horrors are being exposed daily by the corporate-owned news media regarding the criminal water poisoning of Flint, Mich., residents.…

February 2, 2016

What’s driving shocks to the economy

Jan. 25 — The working class in the U.S. has suffered devastating blows since the 2007 capitalist economic crisis. Now…

January 29, 2016

NYC tenants’ rally confronts realtors

A large multinational protest chanted while mostly white men -- “suits” -- entered the New York Hilton Jan. 21 for…

January 29, 2016

Solidarity brings water to Flint

Water You Fighting For? It’s more than a great play on words. It’s a grassroots organization in Flint, Mich., founded…

January 26, 2016

Baltimore PPA leads housing fight

In September, women at the Gilmore Homes public housing complex began to publicly complain of regular sexual abuse by repair…

January 20, 2016

Flint demands water justice

Each new day brings more front-page headlines about the Flint, Mich., water crisis. The latest outrage is the admission that…

January 19, 2016

Mumia Abu-Jamal gets hep C hearing in court

Scranton, Pa. -- It was a full-court press by supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal as he brought his case…

December 22, 2015

Rx company mergers put meds out of reach for millions

Around 170 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. Left untreated, HCV causes liver disease and…

December 21, 2015

Protesters shut down bankruptcy event

A panel discussion hosted by Detroit Public Television on the first anniversary of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history…

December 17, 2015

‘Elephant’ mergers spell worker layoffs

In early December, with nearly a month to go, 2015 had already become the biggest year ever for global mergers…

December 17, 2015