Eric Ruder The racist crusade against Muslims An ugly campaign against Muslims, built on lies and racist hate, has been building to a fever pitch as anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches.
Ken Richardson America’s Jim Crow gulag Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow exposes the racism and inequality at the heart of the U.S. prison-industrial complex.
Jordan Flaherty The resistance of New Orleans The book Floodlines tells the story of New Orleans after Katrina hit--the manmade disaster that followed the storm and the struggle to win justice.
Eamonn McCann Blurry outlines of the Holy See If Vatican City were a nation-state like any other, its internal regime would be a human rights scandal, and its head of state would be on trial.
John Osmand Undocumented and unafraid in LA Some 300 people attended a Los Angeles town hall meeting to discuss the DREAM Act and what it means for immigrant rights activists.
Interview: Brian Ashley The strike that shook South Africa’s new elite The mass strike by public-sector workers in South Africa highlighted growing inequality and austerity measures in a country hit hard by the crisis.
Joe Cenker Gainesville confronts the anti-Muslim bigots Christian Right fanatics in Gainesville, Fla., are planning "Burn a Koran Day"--but activists will send a message that their hate won't be tolerated.
Interview: Jake Hess A reporter unjustly detained An American freelance journalist who writes about the struggle of the Kurdish people talks about his detention in Turkey.
Mark Steel They call themselves socialists? The lack of imagination and purpose in the Labour Party seemed obvious when leadership candidates were asked if they considered themselves socialists.
Readers’ View Cutting classes--and pencils--at CCSF I know that if other CCSF students have been feeling the squeeze as much as I have, we can mobilize and have our basic demands met.
