City Council

People’s Assembly links rising racism to economic crisis

A People’s Assembly and Speakout were held on Aug. 29 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus Park. The event was…

September 1, 2015

Los Angeles Workers Assembly says ‘no exemptions’ – $15 and a union for all!

The following press statement was issued May 31 by the Los Angeles Workers Assembly in response to Rusty Hicks, head…

June 1, 2015

Los Angeles struggle wins wage increase

Activists say ‘better, but not enough’ Los Angeles Workers Assembly All the pressure created by organizations and individual activists fighting…

May 26, 2015

Detroit faces massive tax foreclosure crisis

Bulletin: A temporary moratorium on tax foreclosures until May 12 was announced on March 31, after a mass demonstration outside…

March 31, 2015

Ferguson community resists police terror

The police occupation of the Black community of Ferguson, Mo., is just as intense now as it was in the…

March 18, 2015

On the picket line

Support ‘Seating Workers United’ in Selma, Ala. During the 50th anniversary of the heroic Selma-to-Montgomery, Ala., march on March 8,…

March 16, 2015

Tamir Rice killing further exposed

By Martha Grevatt and Susan Schnur Cleveland Last November, the whole world watched with horror the heartbreaking video of the…

January 16, 2015

How capitalism ravaged Detroit

Excerpt from talk by Jerry Goldberg at the national WWP conference in New York City, Nov. 15-16, 2014. If anyone…

January 8, 2015

No let up in fight to stop police killings in Cleveland

Since the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice on Nov. 22 by a white Cleveland police officer, the movement against racist…

December 17, 2014

Community activist elected in Providence

Providence, R.I. -- African-American activist Mary Kay Harris won the general election for City Council from Ward 11 on Nov.…

November 15, 2014