U.S. and Canada

A tale of two oppressed communities

Taken from an Oct. 7 audio recording at prisonradio.org. At first glance, the communities of Ferguson, in Missouri, and of…

October 17, 2014

‘Justice for Jennifer Laude! U.S. out of Philippines!’

A rainy New York City rush hour didn’t deter over 50 Filipino-American activists, transgender people and supporters, who rallied outside…

October 17, 2014

Jeralynn Blueford: ‘The community is grieving’

Oakland, Calif. -- Two and a half years after the death of her son by the gun of Oakland Police…

October 16, 2014

False alarm

‘Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.’ – Graham Greene The “Great Pretenders” are at it again with their…

October 16, 2014

Mexico killings protested

Dozens of people picketed the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco on Oct. 8 and spoke angrily about the Sept. 26…

October 16, 2014

Philadelphia’s public education nightmare

All five unelected members of the School Reform Commission voted to cancel the School District of Philadelphia’s contract with the…

October 16, 2014

Milwaukee protesters: ‘Charge killer cop!’

Protests continue in Milwaukee to demand justice for Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old African-American man shot 14 times and killed by…

October 15, 2014

Solidarity caravan heads to U.S./Mexico border

Historic Riverside Church in New York City was the location for the send-off on Oct. 10 of the “National Caravan…

October 15, 2014

Nat’l convergence in St. Louis, Ferguson: People resist police terror

St. Louis, Mo. — An unprecedented weekend of mass resistance took place in St. Louis, Ferguson, Clayton and other parts…

October 14, 2014

Ebola & failure of for-profit medical care

Oct. 13 — With the death of Thomas Eric Duncan in the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas on Oct. 8,…

October 13, 2014