Eamonn McCann Bloody Sunday’s long shadow A steady increase of acrimony over the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland is underway as an official tribunal nears its conclusion.
Readers’ View Timothy Geithner’s “great job” President Obama told Tim Geithner that he "did a great job" justifying the Wall Street bailout--and then gave a speech where he proposed a freeze on spending.
Readers’ View Criticism of Aristide is misplaced What is surprising about Jean-Bertrand Aristide's second government is that it accomplished so much in the face of a total aid embargo from the U.S., Canada and France.
Readers’ View Four down, many more to go In a victory over the state's prison-industrial complex, four prisons are slated for closure in New York state.
Brian Jones The sit-ins that ignited the movement The civil rights movement's lunch counter sit-ins--direct action protests against a hated symbol of Jim Crow segregation--began 50 years ago today.
John Pilger The kidnapping of Haiti In Haiti, power rules in the form of an American naval blockade and tens of thousands of Marines and mercenaries, none with humanitarian training.
John Green Schwarzenegger’s bitter budget The California governor's claim that he would protect education in the latest round of cuts is belied by his budget proposal.
Dave Zirin Olympic blues in Vancouver The International Olympic Committee has leased every sign and billboard in Vancouver to broadcast Olympic joy, but they can't purchase people's faces.
SF State International Socialist Organization Building toward March 4 at SFSU Expanding the General Assemblies is key to the development of a campus movement that can establish a new level of strength.
Diana Macasa S.F. demonstration for Haiti Dozens of people gathered at Powell and Market Streets in San Francisc o to stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti.
