U.S. and Canada

On the picket line

Nurses hold global day vs. austerity Nurses and health care workers in 14 countries petitioned, marched and rallied on Sept.…

October 4, 2013

Low-wage workers battle for justice in the fields

Seattle -- The migrant farmworker organization Familias Unidas por la Justicia (Families United for Justice) has been fighting for the…

October 4, 2013

Food stamps cut as hunger rises

Cupboards will be bare next year for nearly 4 million people in the United States if the bill cutting the…

October 3, 2013

Behind the New Haven rail fiasco

By a railroad worker Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven line, the busiest commuter line in the United States, came to a…

October 3, 2013

Parent describes cop killing of 16-year-old

Stockton, Calif. -- James Earl Rivera was only 16 years old and unarmed when he was shot to death by…

October 3, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 19

Women were the first slaves Part 18 of this series dealt generally with the historic innovation of private property, specifically…

October 3, 2013

Detroit people’s assembly to challenge banks’ rule

Sept. 30 — Activists in this beleaguered city are in the final days of organizing for an International People’s Assembly…

October 2, 2013

Mass pressure wins new trial for Marissa Alexander

Marissa Alexander, the 34-year-old African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defending herself against her former…

October 2, 2013

Protests charge Petraeus = war criminal

Whether he shows his face in Los Angeles or New York, David Petraeus — the retired general who commanded U.N.…

October 2, 2013

Fightback Conference unites workers in North Carolina

Raleigh, N.C. — Workers from across North Carolina joined together on Sept. 21 for a statewide Workers Fightback Conference hosted by…

September 27, 2013