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UK University Strike Enters Its Fourth Week

Up to 42,000 staff from 65 universities across the UK are entering the fourth week of a series of strikes to defend their pensions.

Mary Field

March 13, 2018

Real Superheroes! Support Black Panther Political Prisoners

With all the excitement around the upcoming Black Panther film, we’d like to acknowledge the real Black Panthers.

Left Voice

February 8, 2018

Harnessing Anti-Trumpism for More Strategic Resistance

Now that Trump’s first SOTU address has come and gone, we’ve hit a milestone for reflection on the ways that mobilization has and hasn’t happened.

Lily Cichanowicz

February 3, 2018

Repression and Resistance in Putin’s Russia: Hundreds Detained in Protests Against Rigged Elections

Protests are repressed and opposition leaders jailed in Putin's Russia.

Marisela Trevin

January 29, 2018

Thou Shalt Not Abuse: The Commandment Denied by the Church of Pope Francis

The documentary "Thou Shalt Not Abuse ..." addresses the abuse scandals of Catholic priests as well as the system used to conceal the abuse created and implemented by the Vatican throughout the 20th century. The documentary also addresses the struggle of the victims over the years.

Left Voice

January 19, 2018

Student-workers go on strike in Berlin

Seventeen years is a long time. And that's the last time Berlin's 11 colleges and universities – including the Free University, the Technical University and Humboldt – raised the salary for their student employees. But that could all change when their current employees go on strike, Tuesday, January 16

Nathaniel Flakin

January 13, 2018

‘This Is Our Cry’: Refugees on Strike in Germany

In Deggendorf, Germany, refugees from Sierra Leone have been on a “closed-door” strike, refusing to participate in the camp’s life and activities since December 15. The protest was followed by a hunger strike. Meanwhile, negotiations have been held between the refugees, the local authority of the district administration, and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Valentin Frohmut

January 10, 2018

‘Free Speech’ for the Alt-Right?

This past November, the Alt-Right held a protest for “free speech” on Boston Common, with the moniker “Rally for the Republic.”

Kate Frey

December 16, 2017

Graduate Students Stand Against the GOP Tax Bill

If enacted into law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would force graduate students in the US to count their tuition waivers as “taxable income,” and have to pay federal income tax on said figures, which can be as high as $50,000 depending on the institution.

Emma Schuster

November 29, 2017