In the U.S.
Stop food stamp cuts!
Food stamp benefits are being reduced across the board on March 1, with 42 million seeing cuts ranging from $82 to $328 a month per household. Seniors could see reductions from $281 to as little […]
Author: Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
Political Prisoners
Marshall ‘Eddie’ Conway, ¡presente!
Former Black Panther Party leader and political prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway died Feb. 13 in Long Beach, California. He was a leading member of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party and was falsely […]
Labor and strikes
Baltimore supports railroad workers’ right to paid sick leave
December 8 — A rush-hour protest in downtown Baltimore showed support for railroad workers under attack. The newly formed Ad Hoc Committee To Support Railroad Workers called the action. Protesters expressed their outrage at the […]
Around the world
Thousands rally: ‘Free Assange!’
Hundreds rallied outside the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8 to protest the incarceration and extradition of Julian Assange. Assange is currently in the middle of his third year of confinement in […]
Fight racism
Baltimore protest demands justice for Jayland Walker
Baltimore, July 9 – The Peoples Power Assembly held a protest demanding justice for Jayland Walker — gunned down in a hail of 60+ bullets by Akron, Ohio, cops — at the Douglas Homes Projects […]
U.S. / NATO war
Baltimore commemorates 8-year anniversary of Odessa massacre
On May 2, the 8-year anniversary of the Odessa House of Trade Unions massacre was commemorated in Baltimore. The anniversary is particularly important this year as the U.S. corporate media continue to spread war lies […]
In the U.S.
Baltimore banner drop: No U.S.-NATO war
During rush hour on March 25, anti-war protesters in Baltimore held a banner drop and street meeting to demand “No U.S.-NATO War on Russia & Donbass.” Activists handed out fact sheets and Struggle-La Lucha newspapers […]
Labor and strikes
Baltimore’s unemployed workers speak out
Coming off its second court victory against Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to cut off federal pandemic unemployment relief early, the Unemployed Workers Union planned a Town Hall Assembly at Baltimore City Hall on July […]
Capitalist crisis
Baltimore protest demands relief for unemployed
On July 6, the Unemployed Workers Union (UWU) picketed the Maryland Labor Department office in Baltimore, demanding an emergency meeting with Secretary of Labor Tiffany Robinson. “We’ve heard from people all across the state who […]
Labor and strikes
Unemployed Workers Union fights for benefits
The Unemployed Workers Union announced a lawsuit June 24 challenging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to end several pandemic unemployment programs early. The class-action lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court also seeks benefits for people whose […]