U.S. and Canada

Remember Emmett Till and Tamir Rice!

Had it not been for the brutal, racist murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American, he would have celebrated…

August 4, 2016

Philadelphia marchers oppose Clinton and DNC racism

"Don't vote for Hillary, she's killing Black people!" a thousand protesters chanted over and over as the Black DNC Resistance…

August 4, 2016

As cops walk in Freddie Gray death, activists hit ‘miscarriage of justice’

After enormous pressure from the Fraternal Order of Police, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on July 27 dropped the indictments…

August 3, 2016

Wall Street calls shots at DNC: Protests rock convention

Teresa Gutierrez is campaign manager for the Workers World Party 2016 presidential election candidates and long-time immigrant rights activist. The…

August 3, 2016

Workers Center win over wage theft

The Workers Center's of Central New York scored another big win in an ongoing series of confrontations with employers who…

August 2, 2016

Honeywell ‘took on the wrong union local’

Honeywell locked out 317 members of United Auto Workers Local 9 in South Bend, Ind., and 42 members of Local…

August 1, 2016

Court rejects appeal of Michigan rights leader

On July 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney. Convicted in Berrien…

August 1, 2016

‘No Trump. No KKK. No Racist Fascist USA!’

Roanoke, Va. In one of the largest protests in recent Roanoke history, a diverse rainbow of community members sent a…

August 1, 2016

Syracuse: Black Lives Matter resists police threats

Syracuse, N.Y. On the evening of July 28, longtime community activist Maurice “Mo” Crawley was working as a Syracuse neighborhood…

August 1, 2016

Movement for Black Lives organizers occupy NYC City Hall Park

Millions March NYC began an occupation of New York’s City Hall Park the morning of Aug. 1. Organizers say they…

August 1, 2016