U.S. and Canada

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

Black school revives civil rights lawsuit in Pennsylvania

A broad coalition of students, alumni, faculty, staff, politicians, religious leaders and community supporters of Cheyney University gathered for a…

September 27, 2013

Rally against Milwaukee privatizing schools

Several hundred teachers, students, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and other unions and community organizers marched Sept. 21 from the Milwaukee School…

September 27, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 18

The ‘Privatization’ of Marriage Where did the innovation of private property — a concept totally alien to foraging and hunting…

September 27, 2013

Egyptian community in Boston protests military coup

Outraged by the continuing massacres and crimes of recently extended martial law committed by the U.S.-backed Egyptian military following its…

September 27, 2013

Anatomy of two shootings in Washington, D.C., and Chicago

There were two shootings within days of one another in the United States that have been classified as mass shootings.…

September 26, 2013

Young revolutionaries: ‘FIGHT with FIST’

Two years after the mass resistance of Occupy Wall Street that awakened class consciousness for a new generation of young…

September 26, 2013

San Diego activists: ‘Free Marissa Alexander’

An hour-long rally was held in City Heights Park in San Diego on Sept. 14, in support of Marissa Alexander,…

September 26, 2013