U.S. and Canada

Racist team name protested

By Chris Getowicz Republished from an article at fightback­news.org Minneapolis, Minn. — Over 5,000 people joined 11 tribal nations in…

November 14, 2014

Same-sex marriage fight not over

After being buoyed by a string of victories, the movement for the right to marry was set back Nov. 6…

November 13, 2014

Youth publish ‘Red Flag,’ hold FIST forum

FIST — Fight Imperialism, Stand Together — is proud to have published the first issue of Red Flag, a new…

November 13, 2014

Across U.S., anguished protests over missing students in Mexico

With a demonstration that started at the entrance to the Great Hall of the University of California at San Diego…

November 13, 2014

Lesson of 2014 elections: Fight for a workers’ party

“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing classes shall represent them…

November 13, 2014

Progressive ballot initiatives succeed

Despite the overall grim results of the Nov. 4 midterm election, many workers have reason to celebrate. Ballot initiatives to…

November 13, 2014

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