Howard Zinn, an anti-war activist, historian and author of over 20 books, including The People’s History of the United States, died on January 27, of a heart attack.

For hundreds of years, other countries have tried to control Haiti. Learn more about Haiti’s history of exploitation.

Activists are working to get more nutritious options into the schools.

Secrets of Congo is a comic book written and illustrated by Ms. Soumah’s fifth-grade class in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. The fifth-graders used this comic to talk about important issues in their country, like wars and fighting over natural resources, child soldiers, and racism.
Click here to download Secrets of Congo.

How a fifth grade class from Queens, NY, made a film to educate people about the damage to the environment caused by drilling for natural gas.

For the last six years, the Students Not Soldiers Coalition has lobbied New York City Schools to adopt formal rules for military recruitment in public schools. Now there is a new policy in New York City schools that says military recruiters are no longer allowed to use class time for recruitment.

1 in every 100 adults in the United States is in prison, a far greater number than any other country in the world.

Fred Hampton was an African-American activist in the late 1960s.

Her jobs involve helping people in emergencies like accidents, near-drownings, heart trouble and more.

A short history of May Day worldwide and Labor Day in the United States.