Obituary: Dafni Ioannou A rebel in every way The movement for a better world lost one of its committed activists this month when Dafni Ioannou passed away at the age of 31.
Mark Steel Awfully quiet about a triumph In 1989, swarms of demonstrators danced on the Berlin Wall. Today, the commemoration of those dramatic events involves dull statesmen sitting in rows.
Jay Poppa Bridgeport’s dangerous public housing Grieving residents of the Connecticut's largest public housing complex, outraged by the preventable deaths of a family, are raising their voices for change.
Ream Kidane Rochester stands up to Sarah Palin About 80 people gathered outside a Borders bookshop in Rochester, N.Y., to "welcome" Sarah Palin at a book tour stop.
Paul D’Amato A day to give thanks? The myths about the "first Thanksgiving" are meant to sanitize history and turn the conquest of the Americas into a benign national origin story.
Adrienne Johnstone We have to learn how to fight A San Francisco teachers' union activist explains how budget cuts are devastating the lives of schoolchildren--and how a resistance is taking shape.
Donna Tara Lee Why I’m leaving the Democrats I've become disenchanted about the fact that the changes we were promised have turned into the same old politics as usual.
IraqiGirl Growing up under occupation The book IraqiGirl collects a young woman's blog entries to show what life has been like for ordinary Iraqis enduring the U.S. occupation.
Cecile Veillard Students united against the coup A new documentary provides an account of student activism at Honduras' Universidad Nacional Autonoma after the coup.
Report We refuse to live in fear Hundreds of people attended vigils to honor the life of Jorge Steven López Mercado, a 19-year-old gay man murdered in Puerto Rico.
