U.S. and Canada

Detroit rally hits back at government foreclosures and evictions

Detroit — Anti-foreclosure and anti-eviction activists and victimized homeowners from across the Detroit metropolitan area gathered at the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO…

February 18, 2013

NYC school bus strike ends, struggle continues

New York — After a month-long strike during the coldest days of winter, the executive board of the school bus drivers…

February 18, 2013

What it means — What it doesn’t

Taken from a Jan. 20 audio column recorded by prisonradio.org. For the second time in American history, a Black man…

February 17, 2013

S&P exposed for role in banks’ mortgage fraud

A lawsuit was filed in federal court Feb. 4 by the U.S. Justice Department against Standard & Poor’s for massive…

February 15, 2013

CIA confronted for drone attacks

John Brennan found himself in an uncomfortable and unusual situation on Feb. 7 when protesters loudly confronted him, intent on…

February 15, 2013

Hurricane Sandy, Snowstorm Nemo

Feb. 11 — As snow began appearing in the forecast and the intensity of the storm warnings grew, New York…

February 15, 2013

Longshore union settles new contract on East Coast

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement Feb. 1 on a union contract…

February 14, 2013

U.S. Coast Guard to back grain bosses again

The ongoing struggle of longshore workers at grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest seemed back-burnered since International Longshore and Warehouse…

February 14, 2013

On the picket line

Illegally fired Cablevision workers fight back Cablevision-Optimum illegally locked out and fired 22 workers Jan. 30 for attempting to address…

February 14, 2013

Detroit activists use lawsuit to demand: ‘Show us the debt!’

Detroit,  Feb. 14 — A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed today on behalf of David Sole, a retired…

February 14, 2013