Martin Luther King Jr.
Remembering Harry Belafonte, artist, militant, and internationalist until his last breath
Harry Belafonte died at the age of 96 on April 25 after a lifetime of popularizing, funding, and supporting the struggles of the international working class
“Fight poverty, not the poor!”: Thousands rally in Washington DC
Labor unions, civil society and religious groups joined the Poor People’s Campaign on June 18 to demand justice and redressal for the 140 million people in the US facing poverty and growing insecurity
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
King led various civil rights movements across the country calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.
- Following raid and arrests, three Atlanta bail fund activists granted bond
- International Union of Left Publishers stands in solidarity with Cuban poet Nancy Morejón, condemns attack by French literary festival
- Ecuadorian trade unions and social movements condemn dismissal of workers from government ministry
- Colombia rejoins UNASUR
- China takes leadership role in Central Asia: Part 1
