Analysis Hotel workers’ stand in Karachi Workers at a five-star hotel in Karachi occupied the building’s basement after management fired four veteran workers and union activists.
Nicole Bowmer Trickle-down arrogance Peter Robinson scoffed at March 4 protesters for displaying an "entitlement mentality." Then again, the man wrote speeches for Ronald Reagan.
Steve Leigh A law to criminalize the poor Activists feel that Seattle business owners are trying to drive the poor out of the city with a proposed ordinance against "intimidating solicitation."
MaLychi Casper Building bridges in the struggle for equality Bay Area activists for LGBTQI rights came together to discuss next steps for the upcoming Equality Across America conference.
Stanley Heller Persecuting Mazin Qumsiyeh Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh is wanted by the Israeli government for the "crime" of organizing against Israeli settlements.
Gary Lapon Why can’t Constance bring her date? When Constance McMillen asked to take her girlfriend to the prom, school officials in a Mississippi county responded by canceling the event altogether.
Helen Redmond Worse than nothing at all The Democrats are in a mad rush to pass health care legislation that is a disaster in the making for working people and a massive giveaway to the industry.
David Russitano The other shoe drops on S.F. kids The federal government's plans for "reform" in San Francisco's public schools scapegoat poor and minority children.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The housing struggle then and now African Americans suffering from foreclosures on homes and rentals can draw on the lessons of Martin Luther King's fight against slums in Chicago.
Sandy Boyer Defying a war of conquest The story of the San Patricios--Irish soldiers who left the U.S. Army to fight for Mexico in the 1846 war--is an important but hidden story of resistance to empire.
