Human needs before profits

S. Baxter Jones launches hunger strike for justice

Sept. 20 — S. Baxter Jones continues to fight to regain his home, which he lost through foreclosure in Jackson,…

September 27, 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

Until we win: Black Labor and Liberation in capitalism’s disposable era

By Kali Akuno Read the entire article on the “Black Left Unity Network” blog at tinyurl.com/ovyytvs Since the rebellion in…

September 14, 2015

African-American jobless rate stays high

Despite the unemployment figures released Sept. 4, indicating that the rate of joblessness has gone down to 5.1 percent, the…

September 8, 2015

‘After we pay the rent … the money’s all spent!’

Sept. 2 -- More than 200 people from 60 families face eviction from two apartment buildings in Brooklyn's Crown Heights…

September 7, 2015

Months of protest bring light to a neighborhood

Detroit -- The ugly face of banker-imposed austerity takes many forms. The world has watched in horror as the residents…

September 3, 2015

People’s Assembly links rising racism to economic crisis

A People’s Assembly and Speakout were held on Aug. 29 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus Park. The event was…

September 1, 2015

STOCK MARKET CRASH

Symptom of capitalist decay Aug. 25 -- If anything dramatically shows the irrationality of the capitalist economic system, it is…

August 25, 2015

Detroit recovery?
Don’t believe it

A recent study of residential patterns and employment availability in the Detroit area has exposed the lie told by the…

August 18, 2015

Stop bankers’ rule in Greece

Mass resistance must say NO! July 14 -- With a gun to their heads, the leaders of Syriza, headed by…

July 14, 2015