U.S. and Canada

Release immigrant rights leaders!

Angered by the Trump administration’s offensive against immigrants, hundreds of people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City…

January 17, 2018

Florida prisoners launch strike against slave labor

Lake Butler Work Camp, Fla., Jan. 16 -- There is one place in the U.S. where slavery is still constitutionally…

January 16, 2018

Walmart lays off 11,000 under smokescreen

The Walmart corporation closed 63 Sam’s Club stores without notice on Jan. 11, laying off some 11,000 workers, many of…

January 16, 2018

‘Defend Durham!’ on a giant screen

During the height of rush-hour traffic at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, huge images were projected on the San Francisco…

January 16, 2018

On the picket line

NYC law to help fast food workers More than 1,200 fast food workers in New York City have agreed to…

January 16, 2018

Feds step up terror against immigrant workers

The federal government is continuing its campaign of terror against migrants. On Jan. 8, the Department of Homeland Security announced…

January 15, 2018

How does Trump survive? He pays off the ruling class

Journalist Michael Wolff’s new book “Fire and Fury” depicts Donald Trump as totally unfit to serve as the chief executive…

January 13, 2018

Prisoners in Florida to strike on MLK Day

Most people don’t know there is one place in the U.S. where slavery is still legal -- in prisons. The…

January 13, 2018

Pack the court for Mumia on Jan. 17!

In a case that could lead to freedom for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon…

January 13, 2018

Eyewitness Durham: Felony charges dropped against freedom fighters!

The following is an eyewitness account of the Jan. 11 court hearing for eight activists who tore down a Confederate…

January 11, 2018