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Former US Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, who passed away recently, played a leading role in the global fight against South African Apartheid in the 1980s.

The passivity toward nuclear weapons, of which the former defense secretary spoke, is being defied across the world. After a decade of global organizing by peace and social movement, 122 countries agreed in 2017 to adopt a ban on nuclear weapons.

When 1,800 nurses and technical staff struck for better wages July 12-13 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, they weren't just calling for raises for themselves. They’re also calling for a $15 minimum wage or their nonunion co-workers

In some U.S. metro areas, rents for low-income residents have increased by more than 40 percent since 2011, new data shows

Medicaid authorities have launched a new attack on unions serving home healthcare workers. Make no mistake: This is nothing but another step in a 40-year attack on public employee unions.

Israeli arms are being sent to a heavily armed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine, The Electronic Intifada has learned.

Imagine a quickly assembled militia, with legally purchased firearms and military-like training, having a standoff with US Border Patrol over the family separations that have occurred at the border of the United States and Mexico.

"We also have to be willing to keep telling our stories because when we have a seat at the table, we can bring stories of our communities to the forefront," said Myya Jones, a 23-year-old candidate for the Michigan State House.

Duterte’s plummeting approval rate will only get worse as he continues to violently suppress any opposition whether through the drug war, martial law, extrajudicial killings, and illegal arrests.