U.S. and Canada

Detroiters vs. Marathon, people vs. Tar Sands

Sept. 21 was a national day of action to “Draw the Line at Tar Sands.” Demonstrations in hundreds of U.S.…

September 26, 2013

1963 Birmingham church bombing

Watershed moment for Civil Rights struggle One of the most tragic acts of U.S. terrorism occurred Sept. 15, 1963, in…

September 25, 2013

Fed announcement hides bad economic prognosis

The Federal Reserve Bank’s announcement Sept. 18 surprised investors and many others and led to a quick rise in stock…

September 25, 2013

Of food stamps and a revolutionary life

This is a personal story about food stamps. When my stepfather, Vince Copeland, was at home and dying of cancer…

September 25, 2013

Workers strategize on fightback

The Southern Workers Assembly hosted a statewide North Carolina Workers Fightback Conference on Sept. 21 in Raleigh that was attended…

September 25, 2013

Detroiters resist banks and bankruptcy ahead of Oct. 5-6 People’s Assembly

Contradicting the pro-bank position of the corporate media, multimillionaire Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his appointed Detroit emergency manager Kevyn…

September 23, 2013

Cuban 5 book penetrates Miami NPR

On Sept. 20, a liberal media voice in Miami, National Public Radio station WLRN, aired a “news” discussion about the…

September 23, 2013

Baltimore workers assembly calls for nat’l day to raise workers’ wages

On Sept. 1, a cross section of workers, young and old, employed and unemployed, convened for a Workers’ Assembly in…

September 20, 2013

Autoworkers discuss fightback strategy

In a recent op-ed piece, United Auto Workers President Bob King touted the cooperative relationship between the union and U.S.…

September 20, 2013

On the picket line

Union rights for grocery workers in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Sept. 20, it will be a year since Latino/a immigrant workers…

September 20, 2013