Four Dead in Ohio: The Search for Kent State Justice Continues (UPDATE)

Forty-three years after the 1970 Kent State massacre that left four students dead and nine injured, survivors of the Vietnam War protest are still searching for justice, maintaining that National Guard troops murdered innocent student protesters. In April of last year, the Justice Department rejected a request to open a new investigation, despite audio recordings […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Forty-three years after the 1970 Kent State massacre that left four students dead and nine injured, survivors of the Vietnam War protest are still searching for justice, maintaining that National Guard troops murdered innocent student protesters. In April of last year, the Justice Department rejected a request to open a new investigation, despite

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‘¡La Lucha Es Constante!’ — Dream Act Passes Minnesota Senate

Thousands nationwide took to the streets on May Day — which is also International Workers’ Day — to demand immigration reform.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

[soundcloud id='90480014'] May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, marked 127 years of labor uprisings and union activism, and millions across the world gathered to demand better wages, benefits and working conditions. Some marches were marked by violent clashes with the police, including in Istanbul, Turkey where police fired tear

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Police Disperse May Day Protest In Seattle; 17 Arrested

Officers used pepper spray and flash bang grenades, reportedly a response to rocks and bottles thrown by protesters.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

SEATTLE — Police used "flash bangs" and pepper spray against some protesters who pelted them with rocks and bottles late Wednesday, as violence erupted during May Day in Seattle. Several dozen protesters, many using bandanas to cover their faces, began clashing with police in downtownSeattle hours after a peaceful immigrant-rights march

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Residents, Activists Turn To Civil Disobedience To Black Land From Keystone XL

61-year-old Alec Johnson locked himself to a piece of heavy machinery set to begin construction of Keystone XL in Oklahoma.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

On April 22, 61-year-old Alec Johnson locked himself to a piece of heavy machinery set to begin construction of Keystone XL. He was successful in delaying construction of the pipeline in Tushka, Okla., yet more importantly for Johnson, he sent a message to the industry and the nation that Americans are dedicated to protecting their land. Johnson

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Adidas Under Fire As Thousands Of Indonesian Workers Continue Demands For Lost Wages

The Adidas corporation, a clothing manufacturer with more than $14 billion in assets has agreed to pay 2,800 Indonesian factory workers a “substantial sum” to settle outstanding severance pay and backwages worth roughly $1.8 million. T he PT Kizone factory in Indonesia previously contracted by Adidas to produce garments announced the decision in a press release […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

The Adidas corporation, a clothing manufacturer with more than $14 billion in assets has agreed to pay 2,800 Indonesian factory workers a “substantial sum” to settle outstanding severance pay and backwages worth roughly $1.8 million. T he PT Kizone factory in Indonesia previously contracted by Adidas to produce garments announced the decision in

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Risking Life And Limb: Stories Of Undocumented Workers In The US

MINNEAPOLIS – “You cannot get a job. Maybe six or seven years ago you could get a cash job, now it is much harder. The situation of immigrants is a violation of basic human rights,” Manuel Fernandez, an immigrant from Central America, told Mint Press News. Like millions of undocumented immigrants or those with limited […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

MINNEAPOLIS - “You cannot get a job. Maybe six or seven years ago you could get a cash job, now it is much harder. The situation of immigrants is a violation of basic human rights,” Manuel Fernandez, an immigrant from Central America, told Mint Press News. Like millions of undocumented immigrants or those with limited documentation, the ongoing

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