U.S. and Canada

Sandra Bland—#Say Her Name

Houston, Aug. 3 -- At every progressive political event in Texas since July 13, the name Sandra Bland has been…

August 3, 2015

Cleveland Black Lives Convening: ‘One of the best experiences of my life’

Imani Henry, an organizer of the People’s Power Assembly, attended the Movement for Black Lives National Convening at Cleveland State…

August 3, 2015

Venceremos Brigade: ‘From Harlem to Havana, Black Lives Matter!’

By Ellie Dorritie and Cheryl LaBash Buffalo, N.Y. Chanting this year's central demand, “Black Lives Matter!” the 46th Venceremos Brigade…

August 3, 2015

Verizon workers ready to strike

A sea of red T-shirts flooded the streets, while those wearing them roared with anger in front of Verizon’s corporate…

August 2, 2015

‘Locked up, unheard’

The New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement held a strong protest at Union Square on July 23. Led…

August 2, 2015

Boston disabled community marches

The disabled community, children, youth, and members of human service agencies and nonprofit organizations gathered in Boston on July 22…

August 2, 2015

Workers distressed as infrastructure crumbles

From July 20 to 25, there was only one day when New Jersey Transit's service to Penn Station in New…

August 2, 2015

Black Lives Convening: A pivotal moment for liberation

Cleveland -- From July 24 to July 26, over 1,500 registered Black activists and organizers from all over the U.S.,…

July 31, 2015

Memphis cops kill Black youth, protests follow

By Brent Ford The following is a guest article submitted by a political activist in Memphis, Tenn. July 22 --…

July 31, 2015

The Civil War: Lessons for today’s struggle

Below are excerpts from the book “The Klan and the Government: Foes or Allies?” written in 1983 by Sam Marcy,…

July 30, 2015