Leighton Christiansen Vote yes, and keep organizing While U of I grad employees didn't get everything we wanted in our contract, we stood strong on the picket line and won our key demand.
Readers’ View Agents in our mutual liberation The history of the disability rights movement underscores the point that self-determination, not charity, is the key to liberation.
Readers’ View Abortion should be health care If we want truly equal access for a woman's right to choose, we need to fight for abortion services as part of a publicly funded health care system.
Readers’ View Views in brief Gaining ground at UPS | A tribute to Chris Harman | The purpose of the death penalty | Wal-Mart never put people first | A Vietnam happening in India
Haidar Eid An open letter to Barack Obama A Gaza resident asks the president of the United States how he can defend Israel's "security" in the face of the barbarism inflicted on Palestinians.
Julien Ball Grad employees’ strike victory at U of I After just two days of large, spirited picket lines, administrators at the flagship campus of the University of Illinois threw in the towel.
Interview: Antonino D’Ambrosio The children of Woody Guthrie The author of two books on Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash explains why he thinks the idea of making music is a rebellious act.
Joe Allen New Age warriors The Men Who Stare at Goats takes an oddly tongue-and-cheek look at the U.S. military's many methods of interrogation.
Josh Karpoff Kick out the killer drones Nearly 250 protesters from across New York gathered outside an Air Force base near Syracuse to protest the arrival of drone aircraft.
Sam Bernstein Celebrating an LGBT victory in Washington Some 200 people came out in downtown Seattle to celebrate the historic victory of Referendum 71 that confirmed LGBT rights.
