The leaders of the world's most powerful military alliance will meet behind barricades and swarms of police--while thousands march in dissent.
: Adam Balogh
The family of Alan Blueford is demanding justice after the Oakland police gunned down the unarmed teenager.
: Trish Kahle
An anti-marriage equality referendum passed on Election Day, but the response from LGBT rights supporters was immediate.
London during the Olympics will see "the biggest mobilization of military and security forces since the Second World War."
: Jenna Woloshyn
In Autoworkers Under the Gun , Gregg Shotwell provides important lessons for rank-and-file activists in any industry.
Last weekend's elections in Greece sent a message that has been heard around the world: Working people want an end to the austerity agenda.
: Alexis Tsipras
The leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left underlines the party's determination to scrap devastating austerity measures.
: John Mullen
Millions of people in France are celebrating Nicolas Sarkozy's fall, but what happens now depends on workers' mobilizations.
Protest, Repression and the Summits | Shaun Harkin describes Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plans for repression when the NATO summit comes to town--and what activists should expect at the protests. | Read more at ISReview.org.
: Richard Fidler
Québec students entered the fourth month of their strike by rejecting a government offer that failed to meet any of their demands.
: Eric Kerl
More than 800 activists came together for the People's Summit to kick off a week of anti-NATO events in Chicago.
: Eric Ruder
Barack Obama's midnight run to Afghanistan last week was an act of political theater designed maintain a U.S. troop presence in the country.
Barack Obama has gotten a deluge of praise for finally coming out in favor of same-sex marriage--but does he really deserve it?
: Alan Peck
A judge has stopped the trial of the Equality 9--San Diego protesters arrested during a 2010 sit-in for same-sex marriage.
: Keegan O'Brien
An African American transgender woman defended herself against a hate crime--and was charged with murder for it.
Socialism 2012: Educate • Agitate • Occupy
: Alan Maass
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says his bank blew billions of dollars on a reckless gamble--proving that casino capitalism is alive and well.
: Constance Malcolm
The mother of Ramarley Graham, who was shot and killed by New York police in the bathroom of his Bronx home in February, speaks out for justice.
: Don Lash
A grand jury decision not to indict any police officers in the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. has sparked outrage.
Three actions during Mother's Day weekend highlighted the pain mothers endure when the NYPD brutalizes their children.
Read a collection of SW articles about the Trayvon Martin case, the new civil rights movement that is demanding justice and the political backdrop to this electrifying struggle.
: Sam Farber
An independent union movement is a necessity in Cuba's transition toward a new model of economic exploitation.
: Edgar Esquivel
Andres Manuel López Obrador is again promising programs to aid workers and the poor as he campaigns for president.
: Mohamed Atef
An Egyptian socialist describes the fate he and seven others face for the "crime" of organizing solidarity for Coptic Christians.
: Richard Seymour
A second-place finish for the far-left SYRIZA coalition signals the rejection of austerity and new possibilities for resistance.
: Jamie Partridge
Portland activists who are organizing to keep Alicia Jackson in her home hope they have chalked up another victory.
Underpaid and overworked, truck drivers at the Toll Group operation in the Port of Los Angeles have voted overwhelmingly for union representation.
: Griff Mitchusson
Legislation passed by the Kansas House of Representatives could lead to the country's most restrictive abortion law.
: Neha Sobti
Philadelphia's unelected school authority is out to close dozens of schools, crush the teachers union and open the door to charters.
: Jake Kornegay
The documentary Bully speaks to the difficulties faced by LGBT teens--but also the possibility for achieving change.
El gobierno federal está utilizando casos falsos para justificar la protesta legítima--todo en nombre de la "guerra contra el terror".
: David Russitano
San Francisco teachers are holding a strike vote May 10 that could put teachers on the picket line in September.
The Feds are using trumped-up cases to justify a clampdown on civil liberties and legitimate protest--in the name of the "war on terror."
: Shaun Harkin
The May 1 march in Chicago showed the potential of our movements--but it also raised challenges that we must face.
: Jamie Partridge
Alicia Jackson moved back into her home in Portland, Ore., on May Day--and Occupy Northeast vows she won't be the last.
: Donna Smith
A leading health care activist explains the latest developments in the struggle to win genuine changes in the system.
: Adam Yauch
The tributes to Adam Yauch from across the spectrum show the profound impact he had in expanding music's boundaries.
Three graduate students in African American studies respond to a right-wingers' attack on them and their discipline.
: Lance Selfa
Booker T. Washington's "self-help" philosophy argued against political action and for an accommodation with racism.
IBEW members at CPS Energy voted a resounding "no" to a proposed contract that was filled with concessions.
A spirited May Day march in Long Beach highlighted how budget cuts are affecting education from college to kindergarten.
Many soccer fans are tired of the onslaught of sexism in pro sports--as a recent outcry against sexist comments shows.
Portland students are taking a stand against what they feel is an unjustified attack on public schools and their futures.
Portland prosecutors are trying everything to prevent Occupy defendants from exercising their legal rights in court.
