: Malalai Joya
An Afghan opponent of war and oppression sends a message of support for the protests against the NATO summit in Chicago.
The leaders of the world's most powerful military alliance will meet behind barricades and swarms of police--while thousands march in dissent.
: Eric Kerl
More than 800 activists came together for the People's Summit to kick off a week of anti-NATO events in Chicago.
: Alexis Tsipras
The leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left underlines the party's determination to scrap devastating austerity measures.
: Antonis Davanellos
In an article from 2008, a leading Greek socialist explains what went into forming the Coalition of the Radical Left.
: Christina Bergmark
In the face of systematic racism, the "back to Africa" ideas of Marcus Garvey struck a chord in early 20th century America.
Fortificados y tras un enjambre de policías, los líderes de la OTAN, la alianza militar más poderosa del mundo, se reunirán mientras miles marcharán protestando.
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Barack Obama has gotten a deluge of praise for finally coming out in favor of same-sex marriage--but does he really deserve it?
: Trish Kahle
An anti-marriage equality referendum passed on Election Day, but the response from LGBT rights supporters was immediate.
: 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.
: Laura Durkay
Palestinian prisoners ended one of the largest and longest-running hunger strikes ever after an agreement that Israel will meet some of their terms.
: Adam Balogh
The family of Alan Blueford is demanding justice after the Oakland police gunned down the unarmed teenager.
: Leela Yellesetty
A repellent sense of entitlement gets in the way of any message the characters of the HBO series Girls might have.
: Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak shook up the staid world of children's books to help create literature that both educated and entertained.
In a society based on a massive concentration of wealth, one billionaire has far more clout than millions of poor people.
Socialism 2012: Educate • Agitate • Occupy
: David Russitano
San Francisco teachers are holding a strike vote May 10 that could put teachers on the picket line in September.
Underpaid and overworked, truck drivers at the Toll Group operation in the Port of Los Angeles have voted overwhelmingly for union representation.
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.
: John Mullen
Millions of people in France are celebrating Nicolas Sarkozy's fall, but what happens now depends on workers' mobilizations.
: Richard Fidler
Québec students entered the fourth month of their strike by rejecting a government offer that failed to meet any of their demands.
Dividing the Spoils: A Primer on NATO and the G8 | What are NATO and the G8, and why should you take a stand against them? Eric Ruder provides the facts on the enforcers for the global 1 percent. | Read more at ISReview.org.
: Lee Sustar
Unelected school boards in Chicago and New York are set to order the closure of supposedly low-performing schools--and open new charters.
: Elizabeth Schulte
The No Child Left Behind law ushered in a new era in our schools—an era of high-stakes testing, school closures and attacks on teachers’ unions.
: Adam Sanchez
We should counter the calls to tie teachers' pay to students' test scores with our own demand: Abolish standardized tests.
: Peter Lamphere
New York school officials and teachers union leaders reached a deal that cements the basic logic of all tests, all the time.
At a fancy gala thrown by the Harlem Success Academy, I heard charter school supporters use the legacy of civil rights struggles to sell privatization.
With Barack Obama praising efforts to bust a Rhode Island teachers' union, rank-and-file teacher activists are fighting to defend public education.
: Megan Behrent
The "documentary" Waiting for Superman is the latest installment in the campaign to smear teachers as the main obstacle to better public schools.
: Sarah Knopp
Teachers were at the center of the worker rebellion in Wisconsin--and their counterparts across the U.S. want to continue the fight.
: Don Lash
A grand jury decision not to indict any police officers in the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. has sparked outrage.
Alicia Jackson moved back into her home in Portland, Ore., on May Day--and Occupy Northeast vows she won't be the last.
Portland activists who are organizing to keep Alicia Jackson in her home hope they have chalked up another victory.
Legislation passed by the Kansas House of Representatives could lead to the country's most restrictive abortion law.
: 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.
: Josh Kilby
Rhode Island's governor is recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages--but we still don't have marriage equality.
: Lance Selfa
Booker T. Washington's "self-help" philosophy argued against political action and for an accommodation with racism.
: Jenna Woloshyn
In Autoworkers Under the Gun , Gregg Shotwell provides important lessons for rank-and-file activists in any industry.
: 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".
London during the Olympics will see "the biggest mobilization of military and security forces since the Second World War."
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.
: Donna Smith
A leading health care activist explains the latest developments in the struggle to win genuine changes in the system.
Every gain the labor movement has won has been the result of workers' struggles themselves, in spite of Republicans and Democrats.
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.
