The decision to close nearly 50 Chicago schools is having an especially destructive impact on special needs students.

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to prevent employers from requiring job seekers to disclose a criminal record.

The next Palestinian uprising is likely to "shake off" the Palestinian Authority before it turns its sights toward Israel.

A leader of a Turkish union federation asks for international solidarity with the democracy protests and labor struggles.

The G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland won't talk about it, but the grim effects of their austerity policies aren't hard to see.

Bipartisan immigration legislation being discussed in Congress is packed with border militarization and overwhelming obstacles to legalization.

Immigration legislation proposed by the "Gang of Eight" U.S. senators falls far short of what our movement deserves.

The streets of São Paulo became a war zone when riot police attacked a peaceful demonstration protesting transit fare hikes.

Turkish police moved against the occupation of Gezi Park, but their brutality was met by resistance across the country.

In Egypt and now Turkey, the revolt of the intense and usually apolitical "ultra" soccer fan clubs has been an important factor.

The uprising in Turkey today is an expression of the wide range of grievances with the staunchly neoliberal Islamist government.

Some New York City police think of their job as hunting people like they would animals–and they have T-shirts to prove it.

After the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration conducted a silent and far-reaching war on people of Arab descent.

In Iceland, the same parties that were tossed out of office in the wake of mass protests four years ago are back in power.

The shockingly high level of sexual assault in the military is getting media attention--but the causes of the epidemic aren't.

Surveillance, repression and violence don't protect us from a dangerous world. On the contrary, they help make the world much more dangerous.

Teamsters deserve far better than the current contract offer from UPS that's being hailed as a victory by union leaders.

The shadowy National Security Agency has been exposed to the light of day, showing the vast extent of U.S. government spying, at home and abroad.

Workers in one of the last union strongholds for public-sector workers--New York City--are fighting for the future of their unions.

I love baseball, so here's my own humble advice about a different way to handle the performance-enhancing drug scandal.

Kevin Coval's new book of poems Schtick looks at identity and heritage, oppression and resistance--all with biting wit.

After the February Revolution, two powers existed in Russia--the Provisional Government and the workers' councils.

After paying thousands to a storage facility for 15 years, they sold my most cherished possessions to collect a small debt.