Readers’ View Wal-Mart abandons poorest customers Look at a store-finder map of the Wal-Marts in Kansas City, Kan., and you'll see they form a ring around the poorest areas.
Interview: Malalai Joya Why the U.S. has to go An outspoken opponent of the occupation of Afghanistan, the country's puppet government and the Taliban explains why the U.S. should get out now.
Kate O’Neil A mayor’s school takeover plot Some 250 people gathered at Milwaukee's City Hall to challenge a proposal to put the city's public schools under mayoral control.
Interview: Michael Yates and Fred Magdoff A crisis made by neoliberalism The authors of a new book talk about the factors that led to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Dave Zirin The NFL’s coming labor war The NFL's collective bargaining agreement will expire at the end of the 2010 season, and labor-management partnership doesn't appear to be at hand.
Jerald Reodica It’s time to cut from the top Students, faculty and staff in the California State University system are mobilizing for a March 4 day of action against budget cuts.
Leighton Christiansen Grad employees set to strike at UIUC GEO members know the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign only works because we do--and it can't work if we don't.
Nate Moore Connecticut nurses ready to strike Nurses and technicians at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital voted to authorize a strike, largely over the hospital's plan to cut sick days.
Eric Ruder and Trey Kindlinger The making of a tragedy Even when they weren't filling the air with racist hate, the media's explanations for the shootings at Fort Hood missed the real questions we need to ask.
Shaun Joseph Honduras’ golpistas break deal A U.S.-brokered deal that was supposed to return Honduras' legitimate President Manuel Zelaya to office has been broken by the coup regime.
