U.S. and Canada

Class war in western Pennsylvania

Altoona, Pa. — For more than three months, 142 locked-out members of Utility Workers Union Local 102 have walked the…

March 3, 2014

U.S. imperialism’s new Cold War and Ukraine

The following is a summary of highlights from a talk on the Ukraine crisis by Fred Goldstein to a Workers…

March 2, 2014

Free Mumia 60th birthday events

A broad coalition of individuals and organizations committed to seeing political prisoner and world renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal released from…

March 2, 2014

U.S., EU out of Ukraine! Stop Washington’s threats!

The present crisis in Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula was provoked by the seizure of political power in Kiev by…

March 1, 2014

UIC strikes: Low-paid adjuncts supported

The repetitious argument about how a college education leads to higher-paid, more secure jobs overpowers both the huge explosion of…

March 1, 2014

Youth say: Arrest killer cop

Protesters continue to demand justice in the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez on Oct. 22, 2013, by Sonoma County, Calif.,…

March 1, 2014

Georgia: Repeal ‘stand your ground’ law

Atlanta, Feb. 10 — With the murders of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis on their minds, 24 Moral Monday Georgia…

March 1, 2014

Solidarity in the drivers’ seat

San Francisco -- Steven Gillis, the fired vice president of United Steelworkers Local 8751 (Boston School Bus Drivers Union), spoke…

March 1, 2014

Memorial set for Milton Vera

A loving tribute to the late Puerto Rican revolutionary, Milton Vera, will be held on Sat., March 15, at the…

March 1, 2014

Memoir of a midwife delivers wisdom, wit

Ellen Cohen, who delivered 1,400 babies over nearly three decades, has written an engaging, poignant memoir, “Laboring: Stories of a…

February 28, 2014