U.S. and Canada

Ferguson: State of emergency called after anniversary protests

Aug. 10 -- The city of Ferguson, Mo., is under a state of emergency the day after Black youth fought…

August 10, 2015

Cops kill unarmed college student in Texas

Aug. 10 -- The terror and killing spree by cops aimed at Black, Brown, Indigenous and other oppressed people continues…

August 10, 2015

The really big one: Natural disasters or capitalism?

In its July 20 issue, the New Yorker magazine published an article headlined “The Really Big One.” It dealt with…

August 10, 2015

Coalition calls for arrest of Philly police officer who killed Brandon Tate-Brown

Family members of Brandon Tate-Brown and a broad coalition of supporting organizations gathered for a news conference on Aug. 5…

August 7, 2015

A personal essay on two Cubas on July 26 in Miami

July 26 -- Miami is the haven for the Cuban exiles -- those that ran from the revolution in the…

August 7, 2015

Activists form a human blockade to stop Arctic drilling

On July 29, 13 bold protesters rappelled down from the St. Johns Bridge, which crosses the entrance to the Portland,…

August 7, 2015

Carl Hampton honored on 45th anniversary of assassination

On July 26, 1970, the Houston Police Department gunned down a 21-year-old leader of Houston’s Black community, Carl Hampton, after…

August 7, 2015

On the picket line

End AFL-CIO affiliation with ‘police unions’ “We, UAW Local 2865, call on the [AFL-CIO] to end their affiliation with the…

August 7, 2015

Black woman found dead in jail cell

Aug. 2 — Ralkina Jones is yet another African-American woman who died in police custody under suspicious circumstances. Jones, 37-years-old,…

August 6, 2015

Killer cop charged in murder of Sam Dubose in Cincinnati

The terrifying video of an African-American motorist’s life being snuffed out by a white racist cop, University of Cincinnati police…

August 6, 2015