Editorial Actions speak louder than words Barack Obama's comments on the Zimmerman verdict were notable for what he said--but also what he didn't say about institutionalized racism.
Peter Rugh A threat to Brooklyn’s health Attempts to close Long Island College Hospital are causing health care chaos--but they're also hardening the resistance.
Chuck Stemke Why is Filner still in office? San Diego's supposedly progressive Mayor Bob Filner has been exposed as a notorious sexual harasser--but some supporters are still standing by him.
Alexander Billet Music takes a stand for Trayvon From angry posts to concert dedications to a possible boycott of Florida, musicians have reacted to the Zimmerman verdict.
Patrick O. Strickland Resisting Israel’s Prawer Plan Thousands protested across Israel and the occupied territories to oppose a new plan for dispossessing the Palestinians.
Dave Zirin Slandering Oday Aboushi Yahoo! Sports writer Adam Waksman says he's exposing anti-Semitism. But the only thing he's exposing is his own racism.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The fight against racism doesn’t stop here What does the Zimmerman verdict tell us about racism in America today--and what does the struggle for justice need to take up as we move forward?
Stanley Rosario Diaz No A/C, no peace! On one of hottest days of the year, workers at a Manhattan McDonald's sent a strong message by walking off the job.
Paul D’Amato Who protects workers’ rights? The truth is that U.S. labor law is extremely restrictive of workers' rights to form unions, to strike and to boycott.
Crystal Stella Becerril Black youth will be heard Within an hour of George Zimmerman's acquittal, people had gathered to speak out in Chicago--many of them Black teens.
