U.S. and Canada

Activists demand: ‘Stop IRS attacks!’ & end Cuba blockade

Four participants in the 26th Friend­shipment Caravan shared their ­experiences traveling to Cuba in July at a New York City…

October 29, 2015

Federal budget plans billions more for war, cuts for social

Congress is expected to vote on Oct. 29 on a Federal budget “compromise” between Republican congressional leaders and the Obama…

October 29, 2015

Debtors’ prisons fill up in deep South

Across the U.S., local jails have turned into “debtors’ prisons” as cities and counties imprison poor people who can’t pay…

October 28, 2015

Chrysler workers vote ‘yes’ on new contract

A new contract between the United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles went into effect Oct. 26. It was ratified…

October 28, 2015

Protesters tell Houston sheriff: ‘Stop deportations!’

People who support immigrant rights gathered outside the county jail here to protest the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for its…

October 28, 2015

Texas strikes blow at poor women

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission stripped Planned Parenthood of its Medicaid contracts on Oct. 19. Defunding was based…

October 28, 2015

Corey Jones: Another victim of police terror

Early on the morning of Oct. 18, Corey Jones was sitting in his broken-down SUV on the roadside of an…

October 27, 2015

Thousands say ‘Stop police terror!’

Thousands rallied and marched in New York City from near Washington Square Park uptown on Sixth Avenue to Bryant Park…

October 27, 2015

Detroit union supports political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney

The case of Michigan political prisoner the Rev. Edward Pinkney has attracted the attention of -- and won support from…

October 26, 2015

U.S. terror continues in Afghanistan

There is no end in sight to the U.S. war in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. Despite…

October 25, 2015