From the devastating California drought, to the recent oil spill in Santa Barbara, to reckless oil drilling in arctic waters and fracking, giant corporations have plundered and destroyed the environment all over the globe in order to reap huge profits.

On August 15 the ANSWER Coalition joined the National Campaign for Peaceful Settlement in Korea for a rally and march at the White house to demand: End the Korean War! Sign a Peace Treaty Now!

Since early June, street protests have been held on a regular basis in Ecuador by the right wing against President Rafael Correa and the process of progressive, anti-imperialist change–called the Citizens’ Revolution–which he leads.

Demonstrations took place across the country to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson.

Thousands continue to take to the streets in Japan against the Abe government's war drive and to oppose the restarts of dangerous nuclear reactors.

On Aug. 6, the world marked the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, a horrifying crime that ushered in a new stage in world politics.

From July 24-26, over one thousand activists gathered in Cleveland for the Movement for Black Lives National Convening.

Attorneys for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal filed an amended lawsuit Aug. 2 in the Middle District of Pennsylvania federal court to challenge prison medical staff's denial of necessary medical treatment - denial that nearly killed Abu-Jamal earlier this year.

The ANSWER Coalition supports the demands being made at the rally in Hiroshima for compensation and medical care for victims of the attacks and an apology to the victims and their descendants.