U.S. and Canada

A revolutionary’s tribute to Prince

On the morning of April 21, the musician Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, was found slumped…

May 2, 2016

Suicides rise at a startling rate

Suicide rates in the U.S. have increased 24 percent since 1999, with nearly 43,000 suicides in 2014, and the pace…

May 2, 2016

‘Don’t vote for Hillary — she’s killing Black people’

Philadelphia -- Members of the Racial, Economic and Legal Justice Coalition and Black Lives Matter disrupted a Hillary Clinton campaign event…

May 1, 2016

Court obstructs justice in Akai Gurley case

For a brief time last February, there was hope that, at last, Black lives do matter, when a jury convicted…

May 1, 2016

Baltimore campaign for people’s power

Andre Powell, left, and Sharon Black are two of the leading activists in the People’s Power Assembly and Workers World…

April 29, 2016

‘We’re going to win,’ say Bronx workers

The Laundry Workers Center launched a new campaign, “Titlanice” or “We’re going to win,” to defend restaurant workers faced with…

April 29, 2016

Low-wage autoworkers win union

On April 14, low-wage workers had a nationwide strike demanding “$15 and a union.” Now, workers at Detroit Chassis in…

April 29, 2016

More water cutoffs in Detroit

While the business media call it “revitalization,” the actual program of dislocation and underdevelopment aimed at long-time residents of Detroit…

April 28, 2016

Labor, environmentalists stand up for Flint

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced on April 20 that criminal charges had been brought against three individuals in relation…

April 28, 2016

Women are already ‘punished’ for abortions

Right-wing, racist, sexist, Republican Party presidential contender Donald Trump stated March 30 that women would need “some form of punishment”…

April 28, 2016