U.S. and Canada

Black quarterback Cam Newton is changing the face of the NFL

Cam Newton is the sensational 26-year-old quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, the team representing the National Football Conference in the…

February 5, 2016

VERNON DAHMER: Unsung martyr of Civil Rights struggle

Vernon F. Dahmer Sr., a staunch NAACP activist and a close friend of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was killed…

February 5, 2016

‘Justice for Dontay Ivy!’

Albany, N.Y. -- More than 100 protesters packed the rotunda of the City Hall in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 25 to…

February 5, 2016

Bangladeshi solidarity with BLM

In solidarity and unity with the Black Lives Matter movement and immigrants under attack, the Bangladeshi American Community Council held…

February 5, 2016

Demonstration to demand: ‘Justice for Flint! Make GM pay!’

General Motors announced Feb. 3 gargantuan profits for 2015. The auto giant netted $9.7 billion after what little it pays…

February 4, 2016

Planned Parenthood vindicated: Makers of fraudulent videos indicted

In a dramatic turnaround, two of the right-wingers who created a fraudulent series of videos designed to discredit and ultimately…

February 4, 2016

Walmart strikers win at NLRB

Years of workers’ struggle against Walmart’s bosses led Jan. 21 to a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Walmart must…

February 4, 2016

Struggle over union at Bröd Kitchen

New York -- The owners of Bröd Kitchen on Manhattan’s trendy Upper East Side suddenly announced on Jan. 14 that they…

February 4, 2016

Iowa joins historic struggle for $15

Des Moines, Iowa -- Iowa joined the Fight for $15 when the first fast food strike in state history erupted on…

February 4, 2016

Flint water crisis grows: State, GM give no assistance

As its two-year anniversary approaches, the Flint Water Scandal keeps growing. In April 2014 Flint dropped the Detroit Water and…

February 3, 2016