Eric Ruder Acts of cruelty to immigrants A new investigation shows that more than 107 immigrants have died in privately run U.S. detention centers since October 2003.
Eamonn McCann Elvis is always on my mind He challenged the way things were, contradicting previously dominant ideas of racism, sexual conservatism and deference toward authority.
Richard Anders Portland marches for Palestine About 150 people turned out for a march and rally in Portland in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Israeli assault on Gaza.
David Whitehouse A new front in America’s global war The failed attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner has provided Barack Obama with an excuse for a war in Yemen that has been fought quietly until now.
Dennis Kosuth A new direction for nurse unionism An ER nurse explains why the formation of a "super union" is an important step toward organizing the nation's 2 million nurses.
Obituary: Daniel Bensaïd An embodiment of our tradition One of the key figures of the French student revolt of 1968 and a revolutionary through all the years since has died after 15 years of living with AIDS.
Eric Rehder The “parental engagement” trap Requiring parents to "do more" for their children is another way for charter schools to weed out students that they don't want.
Dave Zirin and Snehal Shingavi Make the coach tighten his belt At a time when University of Texas football is doing remarkably well, the rest of the campus is having to make do with less.
Editorial States of emergency State and local governments are ramming through massive budget cuts that are wrecking lives--and the federal government is doing nothing.
Jessica Hansen-Weaver Abortion shouldn’t be a dirty word It's come to the point where we hear more about the "rights" of unborn fetuses than the rights of living women to control whether they have children.
