Author, poet, activist Maya Angelou dies at age 86
Angelou, a Renaissance woman and cultural pioneer, died Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her son, Guy B. Johnson, said in a statement.
National forum on police crimes calls for civilian police accountability councils
In response to a national epidemic of police and vigilante killings, a two day "National Forum on Police Crimes" took place in Chicago, May 16-17.
Los Angeles gears up for a month against torture
In a world where we sometimes feel overwhelmed by tragedy, the best antidote to helplessness is to get out and do something, be with people, and imagine a better future.
Camden students and community force honest discussion on education
Hundreds of students spontaneously, and without permission, left their schools at high noon and marched peacefully to the Camden School District headquarters where they met in protest.
Sens. Warren and Sanders, Rev. Barber inspire at New Populism Conference
The "new populism" spoken of at the conference was described, defined and delivered with hope and realism.
U.S. ranks with Haiti, Iran and Mexico on workers rights
"We cannot and we will not stand silent while workers are impoverished through the supply chains of big business and attacked by their own governments."
Massachusetts educators elect a new progressive union leadership
Madeloni ran on a platform of maintaining and strengthening union rights, labor solidarity, organizing, and opposition to the privatization of public education and to high-stakes testing.
Thousands to lobby North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday to repeal rightwing laws
The Forward Together Moral Movement from across North Carolina will demand that state legislators rescind laws they say are hurting the state's most vulnerable.
Drug companies charged with deceiving public on prescription painkillers
Companies obscured addictive effects of OxyContin, Percocet and other dangerous opioid painkillers, according to complaint filed on behalf of the People of the State of California.
