St. Louis
Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon
November 28, 2022Fed up with brutal working conditions, workers in St. Louis join Amazon strikers worldwide, shutting down plants in 30 nations.
Read moreZenobia Thompson, St. Louis community leader, recognized for health care activism
April 29, 2019Thompson, who was a leader in the fight to save an African-American hospital in the 1970s, remarked, “I always say that nursing is my passion, but activism is my calling."
Read moreFear and loathing in St. Louis: The death of democracy
November 15, 2017People's World reporter Al Neal was swept up in a mass arrest while covering the Stockley verdict protests in St. Louis. He says that the everyday activists in the city deserve the kind of coverage that...
Read morePeople’s World reporter arrested while covering St. Louis protests
October 4, 2017Al Neal, St. Louis reporter for People's World, was arrested along with other members of the press while covering protests against the Stockley verdict.
Read more100 days for justice: Another weekend of protest hits St. Louis
September 27, 2017Two competing narratives have emerged—one from activists calling attention to police brutality, the other from police justifying their actions on social media.
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