Yasser Munif Behind the lines in Syria This eyewitness account of the Syrian revolution is the result of a two-month visit to Manbij, a liberated town of some 200,000.
Paul Fleckenstein A showdown over the F-35 The struggle against basing the F-35 warplane in Burlington, Vt., is coming to a head with a vote in the City Council.
Mark Steel Who would have thought it about Merkel? Angela Merkel doesn't look the type, but that's always the way with terrorists, so we should be glad the NSA tapped her phone.
Michelle Farber Continuing the fight after Tiller After Tiller paints an intimate portrait of late-term abortion providers who carried on after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated.
Paul D’Amato No choice between the capitalist parties The U.S. political system relies on an institutional arrangement where only two parties are presented as legitimate options.
Zach Zill, Tyler Hansen and Michael Ware Gathering the grassroots for ecological justice The PowerShift 2013 conference in Pittsburgh drew over 6,000 environmental activists--and reflected the deepening of locally based resistance.
Rachel Cohen Daisy Coleman is a hero The teenage victim of a horrific rape in a Missouri town is bravely speaking out--and her words are having a national impact.
Jen Roesch Open season on Black fathers The death of NFL star Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son was the excuse for abuse directed at so-called "deadbeat dads."
Donny Schraffenberger Keeping up the fight at UPS Rank-and-file Teamsters at UPS are in a contract battle against a ruthless company--and they're taking on union leaders, too.
Report Whose CUNY? Our CUNY! Hundreds of students turned out to protest the abrupt closure of the Morales-Shakur Center on the CCNY campus.
