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  • May Day Photo Essay

    May Day Photo Essay

    May 7, 2008

    NEW YORK-- A large and militant demonstration gathered at Washington Square Park in New York City to celebrate May Day. Many organizations and individuals took part in the rally which later marched to Foley Square. in...

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  • Zimbabwe opposition leads in close vote, faces runoff

    Zimbabwe opposition leads in close vote, faces runoff

    May 7, 2008

    Five weeks after casting their votes on March 29, Zimbabweans learned this month that their liberation leader and president for nearly 30 years, Robert Mugabe, lost the popular vote to opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. Confirming projections...

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  • Letters – May 2, 2008

    Letters – May 2, 2008

    May 3, 2008

    The price of invasion He wrote a story. About three kids he met while he was over there. Over there on a tower... On a tower guarding a place. A terrible place where they kept prisoners....

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  • Worldnotes – May 2, 2008

    Worldnotes – May 2, 2008

    May 3, 2008

    Honduras: General strike reflects discontent A “march against neoliberalism” called by labor federations, peasant organizations and teachers’ groups resulted April 17 in 2 million no-show workers throughout Honduras. Tens of thousands filled the streets and 15...

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  • Video/Audio: Labor Says No to Housing Cuts

    Video/Audio: Labor Says No to Housing Cuts

    May 3, 2008 By Samuel Delgado And Matt Parker

    NEW YORK - Trade unionists, housing activists, and residents of New York City public housing gathered at City Hall today to protest the Bush administration's proposed budget cuts to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

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