U.S. and Canada

The elections and the oppressed

The loss of the U.S. Senate to the Republican right and their gains in the Congress during the midterm 2014…

November 12, 2014

Rasmea Odeh fights jail, deportation

Nov. 10 — Rasmea Odeh was found guilty of one count of unlawful procurement of naturalization today after a short…

November 11, 2014

Retirees take brunt of cuts as judge approves Detroit bankruptcy

The “plan of adjustment” to end Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy means that city worker retirees shoulder virtually the entire burden…

November 11, 2014

Ebola and the real health crisis

Taken from an Oct. 15 audio column at prisonradio.org With the death of Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan shortly after his…

November 11, 2014

Benton Harbor, Mich., Civil Rights activist convicted by all-white jury

The Rev. Edward Pinkney was found guilty of five felony counts of forgery stemming from a recall campaign against Mayor…

November 7, 2014

Memorial for audacious GI union leader

The memorial for Andy Stapp on Nov. 1 turned into a reunion of members and supporters of the American Servicemen’s…

November 7, 2014

New York protest says, ‘Odessa, Donbass, we are with you’

A sudden cold snap and whipping winds couldn’t keep fired-up activists from protesting at the U.S. military recruitment center in…

November 7, 2014

Syracuse, N.Y., students fight for equal education for all

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Chanting “Education is a right, not just for the rich and white!” students marched on the administration…

November 7, 2014

Thousands say “We’re not mascots” at Minneapolis protest

By Chris Getowicz Republished from an article at fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, Minn. — Over five thousand people joined eleven tribal nations…

November 7, 2014

Prisoners strike on Day of the Dead

Tacoma, Wash. — Demonstrators protested migrant detention and deportations on Nov. 1, the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos…

November 6, 2014