Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Black America’s economic freefall The economic crisis in Black communities constitutes an outright depression that has gone largely unnoticed because of the government's racist indifference.
Nicole Colson Deadly cost of heating cutoffs Three lives lost over a $181 utility bill--that's the ugly truth in Detroit, where a house fire killed three people on January 5.
Eric Ruder A victory for Viva Palestina Egyptian police viciously attacked the Viva Palestina convoy, but participants stood their ground and were allowed into Gaza the following day.
Jeremy Scahill Blackwater let off the hook A federal judge dismissed charges against five Blackwater operatives accused of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad.
Mark Steel An (anti-)war hero in Britain The British Army arrested and jailed Lance Cpl. Joe Glenton for the crime of telling the truth about the war in Afghanistan.
Readers’ View A march and fast for our rights January 1 marked the start of two actions for immigrant rights in Florida--a march headed for Washington, D.C., and a fast.
Readers’ View Are U.S. women really liberated? A film shown on HBO documents a horrific story of domestic abuse endured by Wendy Maldonado and her four sons for 18 years.
Nagesh Rao Anti-imperialism in 3-D Many reviewers applauded Avatar's amazing special effects. But what about its fierce message against imperial occupation and for the right to resist?
Michael Ratner The architecture of apartheid Nothing prepared me for our trip to Ma'ale Adummin, where we saw the deliberateness of the Israeli annexation project.
Dave Zirin It’s time to bench the BCS When it comes to college football's Bowl Championship Series, Congress should do the people's work and make it a memory.
