David McCarthy and John Green A show of strength against Holiday Inn Activists gave the Holiday Inn a black eye on July 31 as 150 people gathered for a solidarity rally organized by UNITE HERE Local 2850.
Elizabeth Schulte The story of Medicare The arguments that raged half a century ago in the lead-up to the founding of Medicare echo through to today's debate over health care reform.
Jeremy Scahill Blackwater founder implicated in murder A former Blackwater employee and an ex-U.S. Marine who worked for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements.
Toufic Haddad Where is Fatah headed? Rival currents within Fatah are set to clash at Fatah's first party conference in 20 years--and the outcome could have a profound impact on the Palestinian movement.
Joe Allen The first Bud Billiken The writer who helped create the fictional character that Chicago's Bud Billiken parade is named after was a militant fighter for civil rights.
Report NUHW leaders speak in Seattle Nearly 100 people gathered to hear representatives of a new health care union explain their fight for union democracy.
Petrino DiLeo The other real estate bubble The crisis in commercial real estate is getting attention in Congress--but property developers are exactly the people who don't deserve help.
Miguel Luna and Shaun Joseph Why we’re going to Honduras Two activists explain why they are joining a mission to Honduras to investigate conditions following the coup against Manuel Zelaya.
Sarah Knopp Getting your class organized Patrick Finn's Literacy with an Attitude is essential reading for any teacher, student or parent interested in transforming the way children are educated.
Interview: Chris Goodman No education, no life An organizer with the Baltimore Algebra Project discusses the struggle to make quality education a right for every student.
