Ragina Johnson Hollywood’s Native sideshow In the end, the new film version of The Lone Ranger suffers from the same racist stereotypes as the old Westerns.
Dave Zirin The Red Wings and the vultures One day after Detroit filed for bankruptcy, state officials backed a plan to spend public money on a new hockey arena.
Dave Welsh We can’t lose the post office Big business, with the aid of Congress, is out to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service--but a fightback is underway.
Readers’ View Can animals be “liberated?” There is a big difference between animal welfare and humane treatment--and the idea animal "liberation."
Nicole Colson They’re stealing Bradley Manning’s life A military judge has found Bradley Manning guilty of almost every charge--but the real crime is locking up someone who exposed U.S. atrocities.
Jen Roesch The making of a racist travesty From the behavior of cops and prosecutors to the media hysteria, the "Baby Santiago" case has the hallmarks of a racist frame-up.
Ecosocialist Network A social and ecological tragedy The oil train catastrophe in Quebec is a symptom of more systemic problems--the drive for profits and more reliance on oil.
Dave Zirin Is the NFL really this stupid? NFL teams are thinking about hiring police "experts" on gangs to examine the tattoos on NFL players. Really?
Obrero Socialista La lucha inmigrante continuará ¿Aprobará el Congreso una reforma migratoria? Quizás. ¿Habrá justicia para los indocumentados? No. ¿Continúa la lucha? ¡Un chingo!
Panos Petrou The battle for SYRIZA goes on The leadership prevailed on many proposals during SYRIZA's first congress, but its attempt to stifle left-wing opposition didn't succeed.
