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Contradictions of the class struggle in South Africa
Economic news out of South Africa continues to be grim. Unemployment increased in the third quarter to 24.5 percent, up…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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British High Court blocks holiday airline strike, union to challenge decision
Following a vote by the cabin crews of British Airways to strike for 12 days over the Christmas and New…
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Israeli government angered by change to Britain’s food labeling guidelines
The British government is changing its guidelines for supermarkets on food labeling so that food from the West Bank can…
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Veronica Jones, key witness in case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Veronica Jones, a witness in the case against Mumia Abu-Jamal, died Dec. 8. We announce this with sympathy to her…
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Immigrant workers win strike against linen company
On Dec. 10, over 400 workers at Angelica Textile Services in Somerville, Mass., went out on strike. Five days later,…
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State budget cuts deprive low-income workers of access to cancer treatment, services for the elderly
As the economic recession unfolds, state and local governments continue to force poor workers to shoulder the burden. At least…
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Teachers struggle for bargaining rights, fair pay
In a move aimed at depriving workers of the right to bargain, the Special District School Board in Pulaski County,…
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While delegates meet, activists demand action on climate change
The world's attention is focused on Copenhagen, Denmark, where on December 7, the United Nations Climate Change Conference began. The…
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Obama administration defends John Yoo
Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department is in a struggle to defend war criminal John Yoo from prosecution. The Holder…
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Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five
Billed "As an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca," the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five held an extremely successful…
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Workers and riders protest transit layoffs and cuts in Chicago
Holding their placards high, over 150 Chicago Transit Authority workers, riders and community supporters picketed and rallied on the morning…
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Israeli prisons as revolutionary universities
Let me start by saying that the role of the Palestinian prisoners' movement in educating its cadre, and thereby contributing…
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The political sleight of hand of the 2011 exit myth
The support for President Obama in the 2008 election clearly reflected mass opposition to the Bush administration and its wars…
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Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down
On Dec. 9, union workers at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine walked out, protesting proposed wage and benefit cuts by state-run…
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Corruption in California higher education exposed
A massive student movement has erupted in California in the last six months. It has grown exponentially as California State…
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Quick movement response forces Salvation Army to retreat
On Dec. 3, the Houston, Texas, branch of the Salvation Army announced they would stop their discriminatory policy of asking…
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A dangerous threat to women’s right to choose
The murder of Dr. George Tiller, whose Kansas clinic performed abortions, dealt a significant blow to women's rights. Anti-choice groups,…
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Anti-war voices silenced in mainstream media
U.S. public sentiment against the occupation of Afghanistan is strong. According to a recent poll conducted by the Washington Post…
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Bailed-out AIG ‘acquires’ small town water supplies, hikes rates 50 percent
The impoverished communities of Middlesboro and Clinton, Ky., are experiencing a real unemployment rate of around 30 percent and a…
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