Obituary: Lester Rodney A link to a little-known struggle Former Daily Worker sportswriter Lester "Red" Rodney died in December after a long life of demonstrating the links between sports and the struggle.
Canada Haiti Action Network A flawed election in the making In the run-up to elections in Haiti next month, the government has banned the country's largest political party from the ballot.
Dana Cloud Honoring workers killed on the job Activists in Austin, Texas, gathered for a December vigil for three workers killed in a fall from a scaffold at a construction site.
Laura Durkay Egypt’s shameful ban on freedom marchers Activists from 43 countries came to Cairo for the Gaza Freedom March, but Egyptian authorities showed their loyalties by stopping the marchers.
Elizabeth Schulte Yemen in the crosshairs In the name of the "war on terror," the U.S. government is carrying out a covert and not-so-covert war in Yemen, with bloody results.
Lee Sustar and Aisha Karim Remembering a freedom fighter The movement for global justice lost an irreplaceable comrade when the South African poet and activist passed away December 26.
Patrick Bond An emblem of solidarity Even in his last days, Dennis Brutus was fully engaged, advocating protest against those responsible for climate change and social injustice.
Dave Zirin He shamed the shameless The 1976 Olympic Games were in jeopardy, and the cause of all the tumult, according to Sports Illustrated, was a diminutive South African poet.
Gaza Freedom March The Cairo declaration Participants in the Gaza Freedom March approved a statement aimed at accelerating the campaign against Israeli apartheid.
Alexander Super Protesting a plan to make students pay Several hundred New York City students and supporters protested a plan to take away student MetroCards for the bus and subway system.
