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Election aftermath: the people can’t wait — government must give relief now!

The same courage and mobilization displayed in the defeat of Trump in November must now be deployed to demand that government address the burning issues the country faces during this brutal winter.

Southwest Georgia Project: 60 years of voting rights work

Long-time civil rights leader Shirley Sherrod describes the fight against voter suppression in Georgia.

Carroll Fife Wins — From homelessness to homes for all

Oakland, California Moms4Housing activist wins seat on city council.

Nurse condemns forced sterilizations of inmates

A nurse at a private immigrant detention center exposed the fact that women there were getting unauthorized hysterectomies.

Detroit fighters against police brutality won’t back down

Detroit is a prime example of the oppression that exists under racial capitalism, says activist.

Mobilizing to fight the pandemic and support the demands of essential workers

We need a massive movement demanding a coordinated, national response to the pandemic, directed by the federal government.

‘A Homes Guarantee’, not Evictions: the difference between life and death

Kansas City Tenants leader asks, why are people evicted and homeless in the richest country in the world?

#IamVanessaGuillén

People demand justice for young woman soldier murdered at Fort Hood, Texas.

Homes not Zones in Hollywood, CA

Housing organizer General Dogon criticizes Los Angeles’ policy of criminalizing homelessness.

Fired Amazon worker organizes workers during pandemic

Chris Smalls formed the Congress of Essential Workers with the vision of workers controlling their own destiny.

People’s needs first, says West Virginia US Senate candidate

Candidate says we need ‘representatives that are beholden to the people instead of corporations and lobbyists.’

Defund, demilitarize, abolish the police: Activists state their views

The police protect and serve the status quo, not the people, say activists.

Until black Americans are free, none of us are free

The centuries-long fight to make America a real democracy continues to revolve around the struggle of Black Americans in particular to have their lives and rights respected.

In memory of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian

John Lewis and C.T. Vivian were giants of the civil rights movement and the battle for the ballot.

The murder of George Floyd: All lives can’t matter until black lives matter

Repudiating racism is key to the unity needed to create a new America.

Fighter for climate justice joins Sanders-Biden panel, calls for continued grassroots pressure

Varshini Prakash, a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, talks about the need to both defeat Trump and stay in the streets to build support for the Green New Deal.

Wisconsin elections: Blood On Their Hands

During the primary, Wisconsin voters were forced to risk their lives to exercise their right to vote.

Environmental struggles: A fight for survival

Fifty years after the EPA was established to protect our environment, it has been captured by corporate forces intent on lifting all regulations on industry.

Insurance is not healthcare: remove profiteering from the system

Single payer health care for all now is the only real solution.

DACA in the Supreme Court: the impact on undocumented youth

The Trump administration used undocumented youth as a bargaining chip, but it’s not the first administration to keep the undocumented waiting for a stable future.

100 years after women won the vote – We still want bread and roses. Lessons of Lawrence, 1912

Lessons for today from the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike of 1912.

In Chicago, rebirth of a historic mass defense organization

The National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is refounded.