U.S. and Canada

Thousands march on McDonald’s for $15/hr and a union

Despite heavy rains and winds, fast food workers and their supporters converged May 25 on McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak…

June 1, 2016

#JusticeForEricHarrisNOLA

New Orleans — Eric Harris, only 22 years old, was killed here last Feb. 8 by a hail of bullets…

June 1, 2016

Verizon strike ends after 44-day workers’ struggle

May 29 -- On May 27, some 39,000 union workers at Verizon ended a strike that started on April 13,…

May 30, 2016

San Francisco mourners honor Jessica Williams, condemn racism

San Francisco, May 30 -- People gathered Friday night in the Bayview District to honor and mourn Jessica Nelson Williams,…

May 30, 2016

Solitary confinement is ‘no touch’ torture and must be abolished

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the heroic WikiLeaks whistleblower and transgender activist currently jailed in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.,…

May 30, 2016

Detroit activists oppose increased fracking waste

Detroit residents and community activists have been organizing since last year to oppose the increased processing and dumping of hazardous…

May 27, 2016

San Diego families unite against police abuse

Families from San Diego’s African-American and Latino/a communities met at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on May 21, the sixth…

May 26, 2016

New York State farmworkers fight for right to organize

Farmworkers are bravely and tenaciously fighting for the right to organize in New York state. Currently there is no statewide…

May 26, 2016

Black Liberation and the reemergence of Malcolm X

Lilly is WWP’s vice presidential candidate in the 2016 elections. The following article is based on a talk given at…

May 25, 2016

Durham, N.C., Protests say ‘No!’ to new cop HQ

Those struggling to shut down the city’s plans to build a $81 million police headquarters here held their seventh weekly…

May 24, 2016