Three days of protests by thousands of Palestinians in Gaza punctured the illusion promoted by Hamas and its apologists around the world that the Tehran-backed group defends the national interests of the people there. The just demands and courage of…
HAVANA — The main auditorium at the University of Havana was packed with 200 enthusiastic students, graduates and volunteer teachers who came to celebrate 25 years since the founding of Cuba’s University Courses for Older Adults — “Cátedra del Adulto…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — “Sugarcane cutters are among the most exploited section of the working class in the Dominican Republic,” Jesús Núñez, national coordinator of the Sugarcane Workers Union, told the press at the opening of the group’s second…
PSA Airlines flight attendants, who are members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, organized protests at the airline’s four hubs across the country March 26 — in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C. PSA, a subsidiary of…
Amid growing anger, working people are feeling the squeeze of persistent high prices for groceries, rents, child care and other necessities. And some favorites, like coffee, eggs and chocolate, have been rising at record rates. “If your favorite coffee beans…
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Istanbul March 29 after the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu arrested. Imamoglu was set to be Erdogan’s main opponent in the upcoming presidential…
April 10, 2000 Various fronts in labor battles point to the many ways unionists are finding to show their strength. From conferences of labor women to picket lines to mass rallies, many workers are charting a path of solidarity and…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Association for Asian Studies conference here March 13-16 drew over 3,000 professors, librarians and students from China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, the U.K. and the U.S., among other countries. Presentations covered topics like Asian immigration to…
Hundreds of farmers in eastern Isfahan province in Iran have been protesting over the failure of government authorities to ensure their access to water for their crops. They’ve been fighting for over two decades for the government to release more…
