Dave Zirin Super Bowl ad hypocrisy CBS has long claimed to have Super Bowl rules against "advocacy ads." So why are they running an anti-abortion commercial?
Helen Scott How the U.S. could help Haiti Two measures would immediately help Haitians--cancellation of the foreign debt and overhauling an immigration system that discriminates against them.
Howard Zinn The people’s history reading list Howard Zinn came up with some recommendations if you really want to know what happened in U.S. history.
Emily Caruso Police invade S.F. fundraiser Police attacked a January 30 fundraising event, bringing chaos to what had been a peaceful evening in San Francisco.
Danny Katch Duncan’s twisted vision for our schools Education Secretary Arne Duncan stooped to a new low when he declared that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened" to New Orleans schools.
Eric Toussaint The unruly U.S. “backyard” U.S. aggressiveness towards Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador has increased in response to diminishing U.S. influence over Latin America.
Scott Johnson Darwin without his theory? Controversy surrounded the much-awaited U.S. release of Creation, a movie about the life of Charles Darwin. But does the film measure up?
Alexander Billet Unleashing the fame monster The Grammys have never been good at acknowledging happenings in the world, but this year, the disparity was especially stark.
Readers’ View Why it’s right for us to be militant The priorities of the system from top to bottom favor the rich over the poor, business over labor, top paid administrators over students.
Readers’ View “Safety” and health in Haiti The U.S. State Department's warnings classifying political protests of Haitians as violent show a deep prejudice.
