U.S. and Canada

Filthy rich Harvard

Last year Harvard University’s stash of stocks and bonds was worth $37.6 billion. That’s almost as much as the gross…

October 31, 2016

Pennsylvania rally demands end to ‘death by incarceration’

Harrisburg, Pa. - More than three busloads of family, friends and human rights activists from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities…

October 30, 2016

Protest anti-immigrant raids in Buffalo, N.Y.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 25 migrant workers in four Buffalo, N.Y., restaurants on Oct. 18. After police racially…

October 30, 2016

Seattle schools say ‘Black Lives Matter’ statewide

“The #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool event in Seattle yesterday was breathtaking. Never before in the country has an entire district of educators risen…

October 28, 2016

Trump, Obama, Clinton and the fight to end sexism

Oct. 18 — The sordid video of Donald Trump’s vulgar sexist remarks has opened up a widespread national conversation on…

October 27, 2016

On the campaign road to revolution

Monica Moorehead, Workers World Party’s 2016 presidential candidate, hit the road for socialist revolution again with a campaign meeting in…

October 27, 2016

Price, profits soar for life-saving EpiPens

The writer is allergic to bee stings; while a teenager, she developed difficulty breathing after a sting. A doctor administered…

October 27, 2016

Education workers win strike

Strong, spirited strike solidarity between professors, adjuncts and students has proven to be unbeatable. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education…

October 26, 2016

Protest honors Laquan McDonald

Hundreds of activists took part in a demonstration at Chicago Police Headquarters on Oct. 20 to commemorate the second anniversary…

October 26, 2016

Mothers cry for justice

With loud demands of “No justice, no peace! Stop the racist police!” protesters stopped traffic in the heart of Harlem,…

October 26, 2016