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The right-wing's removal of Rousseff hasn't stopped opposition to austerity

In its first days in office, Brazil’s new government led by president Michel Temer has already faced spirited opposition. Some...more

“Henry Kissinger, you can’t hide – we charge you with genocide!”

On May 26, 2016, about 100 feisty demonstrators from Actions4Palestine welcomed some of the planet’s biggest war criminals at the...more

The "war on drugs" was a counter-revolution against the civil rights movement

As the Black Lives Matter movements continues to gain international prominence and challenge police brutality and systemic racism, The New...more

The fight for 15 is raising wages and working class unity

Since its relatively modest beginnings in the fall of 2012 when a handful of fast food workers in New York...more

The Jesuit priest and his brother were repeatedly arrested for protesting war

One of the iconic opponents of the Vietnam War, US Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan, passed away in New York on...more

Thousands of municipal workers protested the Liberal government's austerity measures

On May 12, thousands of unionized Quebec municipal workers greeted elected municipal officials with a protest at the opening of...more

The Liberals have signed a protocol against torture, now they need to make this commitment a reality

The Trudeau Liberal government has just made a public commitment to sign on to the UN Optional Protocol Against Torture...more

Duterte tapped into people's anger against corruption and inequality, but he won't be able to deliver change

The Philippine elections have been making international headlines for two reasons: because Rodrigo Duterte won a clear victory, and because...more

Solidarity includes a just transition for workers so we can prevent the next catastrophe

Last month Ken Smith, an oil sands worker from Fort McMurray, talked the threat of climate change and the need...more

Transitions in the climate and economy have led to a transition in climate justice politics

The devastating fires in Fort McMurray show the urgent need to transition to an economy that supports people and the...more