U.S. and Canada

Where is justice for Michael Brown?

Legal expert Lisa Bloom told Chris Hayes on his “All In” show on MSNBC on September 17: “Every time this…

September 28, 2014

Oct. 8: Protest the bosses

A protest will be held against the World Business Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 8, starting at 4 p.m. at Radio…

September 28, 2014

The meaning of Ferguson

Aug. 31 — Before recent days, who among us had ever heard of Ferguson, Missouri? Because of what happened there,…

September 27, 2014

Growing labor support for the Cuban Five

The Service Employees union headquarters ground-floor meeting room in Washington, D.C., was standing-room-only on Sept. 13 for the premiere of…

September 27, 2014

Pack the courtroom Oct. 6: Drop charges against Boston school bus drivers’ leader

The Boston School Bus Drivers Union fight against heartless union-buster Veolia is being waged on many fronts. It’s now a…

September 26, 2014

Quitman 10+2 defendant acquitted

Quitman, Ga. -- On Sept. 17, after three trials held over four years, Lula Smart, the first of the Quitman…

September 25, 2014

Free Jamil Al-Amin

A standing-room-only crowd attended an evening of “Love and Resistance for Imam Jamil Al-Amin” at the 1199 SEIU auditorium in…

September 25, 2014

Brooklyn, N.Y.: No library cuts!

At the Brooklyn Central Library at Grand Army Plaza, librarians protested cuts in jobs and services in the New York…

September 25, 2014

Charges dismissed for most Moral Monday activists

Durham, N.C. -- Tens of thousands of North Carolinians protested and nearly 1,000 were arrested in the summer of 2013,…

September 24, 2014

Community activist wins R.I. primary

Providence, R.I. -- African-American activist Mary Kay Harris won the Democratic primary nomination on Sept. 9 for Providence City Council…

September 24, 2014