Mike Marqusee Israel’s never-ending assault Israel ever so slightly eased its blockade of Gaza following the attack on the freedom flotilla, but its broader assault on Palestinians continues.
Leela Yellesetty Dreaming of our future Imagine growing up in a world where you've never known war or poverty or exploitation, and where people's needs, not profits, have always come first.
Readers’ View Venezuela’s process of struggle Venezuela continues to be the focal point of a political shift to the left that has affected most of the Latin American continent for the last decade.
Readers’ View Fighting for our right to free speech In the so-called progressive city of Madison, Wis., our branch of the International Socialist Organization faces serious barriers to free speech.
Editorial The real crime in Arizona Immigrants are targets of a deadly campaign of border militarization and racist scapegoating in Arizona--but activists are ready to take a stand.
Amy Muldoon Making green a commodity Green Gone Wrong should be required reading for anyone seduced by the idea that corporations can solve the environmental crisis--or even want to.
Dahr Jamail The price of BP’s dispersants BP is using huge amounts of chemical dispersants on the oil it spewed into the Gulf--at a terrible cost to the environment.
Leela Yellesetty Workers power in action The best way to see the potential of a future society is to look at the mass movements of the past that have shaken capitalism.
Alexander Billet The modern media assassin Maya, the new album by M.I.A., created a buzz even before it came out, and now its dark themes are confounding critics.
Richard Capron Shaw’s employees back to work After a 17-week strike, warehouse workers at a distribution center for the Shaw's supermarket chain in Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for a new contract.
