U.S. and Canada

Syracuse passes trans rights bill

Syracuse, N.Y. — After 20-plus years of ­struggle, activists here celebrated on Nov. 19 as the Syracuse Common Council overwhelmingly passed…

November 30, 2012

Boston ACT UP pickets Kerry

ACT UP Boston took its anti- austerity demonstration to the streets and the actual front door of U.S. Sen. John…

November 30, 2012

Walmart workers on the rise

Strikes, protests hit retail giant nationwide   Protesters gathered at hundreds of Walmart stores across the country on Nov. 23,…

November 29, 2012

Walmart: Haunted by the specter of union organizing

Secaucus, N.J. — The capitalist 1% class is trembling at the specter of a union victory at Walmart, the largest multinational…

November 29, 2012

Why Walmart is vulnerable to workers’ organizing

Excerpted from a talk by Dante Strobino, an organizer with United Electrical Workers, at the WWP National Conference on Nov.…

November 29, 2012

‘Day of Mourning’: Indigenous protest at Plymouth Rock

Hundreds of Native people and their supporters gathered in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 22 to commemorate the 43rd annual National…

November 29, 2012

Peltier: ‘Recapture the freedoms we’ve lost’

From greetings sent by Leonard Peltier, imprisoned leader of the American Indian Movement, to the Day of Mourning in Plymouth,…

November 29, 2012

Ohlone people protest mall

Indigenous people and their supporters gathered in Emeryville, Calif., on Nov. 23 at the site of the Emeryville Shellmound, the…

November 29, 2012

Activists protest ‘Red Dawn,’ defend People’s Korea

Demonstrators gathered in front of the Regal Stadium 13 movie theater near Times Square as the film “Red Dawn” opened…

November 28, 2012

Israel ‘Guilty,’ says Russell Tribunal on Palestine

New York — The Russell Tribunal is an International People’s Tribunal organized to bring to light Israel’s recognized violations of…

November 25, 2012