U.S. and Canada

No shopping as usual on Black Friday

All across the United States from Burlington, Vt., to Cincinnati, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Diego, Seattle and Portland, Ore., and many…

November 30, 2015

International Day of Persons with Disabilities inspires struggle against disabled oppression and racism

Because of the worldwide struggle of people with disabilities for equal rights, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was…

November 30, 2015

Detroit’s neocolonial rulers ruin public education

The Detroit Public Schools have been under an emergency manager since 2009 for the stated reason that the district was…

November 30, 2015

Homeless set up tent city in Berkeley, Calif.

Berkeley, Calif., Nov. 29 -- A tent city of more than 60 homeless people has taken over the grounds of Old…

November 30, 2015

What makes China able to plan for the future

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we have discussed the phenomenal rise of the People’s Republic of China…

November 29, 2015

Public workers fight for health care

Huntington, W.Va. -- Some 300 public workers and ­residents crammed into an auditorium in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., on…

November 29, 2015

Airport workers hit the bricks for $15 an hour

The nationwide struggle for $15 an hour sparked a seven-airport strike by some 2,000 workers on Nov. 18, the onset…

November 29, 2015

Marquette prison officials lock down Pinkney

Following is a first-hand account of a visit to Marquette Branch Prison by David Sole, a retired Detroit trade unionist…

November 29, 2015

URGENT: An appeal for clemency for Leonard Peltier

From John Iversen, enrolled elder of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and health activist. He lives in both Berkeley, Calif., and Two…

November 25, 2015

Solidarity with Native peoples!

The following is a greeting of solidarity with Native peoples on the 46th annual National Day of Mourning from Workers…

November 25, 2015