U.S. and Canada

New book exposes U.S.’s ‘hidden war’ on Africa

Journalist Nick Turse has researched the increasing role of the United States Africa Command (Africom) over the last seven years,…

May 8, 2015

On the picket line

California nurses strike for health coverage, safety Some 5,000 registered nurses, organized by the California Nurses Association and National Nurses…

May 8, 2015

For immigrant and workers’ rights, against police murders

From April 30 to May 3, people in many U.S. cities held rallies, marches and other events in solidarity with…

May 6, 2015

Rebellion forces charges against Baltimore cops

It is no coincidence that Baltimore’s state attorney, Marilyn Mosby, announced on May 1 that six police officers had been…

May 5, 2015

May Day in Baltimore: Thousands march for amnesty

The Baltimore People’s Power Assembly called a special rally and march for May Day, also known as International Worker’s Day,…

May 5, 2015

Boston school bus drivers vote in fired union leaders

Boston -- In a stunning victory, the militant, fighting rank and file of the Boston school bus drivers’ union, United…

May 4, 2015

Longshore workers shut down Bay Area ports on May Day

Oakland, Calif., May 1 -- Once again the membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 did a remarkable…

May 4, 2015

Upstate N.Y. farmworkers’ May Day: ‘We will not bow down’

Latino and Latina immigrant farmworkers held their first-ever May Day march in upstate New York at Marks Dairy Farms in…

May 4, 2015

World wide pressure to stop the murder of Mumia Abu-Jamal by medical neglect

Philadelphia --  Intensive worldwide efforts have been ramped up to raise awareness of the dire health crisis facing Mumia Abu-Jamal since…

May 4, 2015

Punishment for profit: The economics of mass incarceration

“Mass incarceration on a scale almost unexampled in human history is a fundamental fact of our country today -- perhaps…

May 4, 2015