This May 25 is the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Organization ofAfrican Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over 30 member-states formed thecontinental body in 1963 amid a groundswell of independence struggles. Everyyear this date is celebrated on

On May 22 hundreds of laid-off Chrysler workers rallied in front of their plantin Twinsburg, Ohio. "The people have spoken, keep the plant open!"they chanted. Workers believe they were double-crossed when, two days aftervoting to grant Chrysler sweeping concessions, they

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Thirteen doctors, nurses and activists were arrested in Washington, D.C.,throughout the month of May. The protesters were detained on different days forinterrupting the Senate Finance Committee roundtable on health care to protestthe exclusion of single-payer advocates from the hearings on

A diverse coalition of poor and working people across the U.S. will activelyresist a big-business National Summit which will gather in Detroit June 15-17at the Renaissance Center, site of General Motors' worldheadquarters. Here's a short list of the business summit

When North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue announced that all state workers wouldbe mandated to take 10 unpaid hours off to help balance the budget, manyworkers began discussing how they could collectively withhold their labor byorganizing to take the same time

Organizers of the People's Summit and Tent City taking place June 14-17in downtown Detroit have announced several demonstrations and other events aspart of its four-day agenda. The People's Summit will counter theNational Summit, known until recently as the National Business