Vicky Jambor Seattle teachers take on layoffs Some 300 demonstrating teachers, parents and students gave Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson an "F" at a June 3 protest.
Paul Dean Protesting Oregon budget cuts Some 2,500 union members and community activists marched in Portland, Ore., on June 7 to protest cuts in public services.
Steve Leigh UW janitors march on Regents Some 200 custodians and supporters protested the University of Washington Board of Regents June 11.
Lee Sustar Iran boils over Iranian politics is being transformed by mass protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's dubious claim that he won re-election.
Gary Lapon Look what made it on the table As part of health care "reform," the Democrats are considering taxing workers' health benefits--and giving up on 100 percent coverage.
Readers’ View Why two bigots ate their words Two Sacramento disc jockeys who spewed hate about transgender youth were met by an outpouring of anger across the country.
Mark Steel Labour’s pathetic rebellion Britain's Labour Party is in its worst state in a century, and all it took for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to save himself was promising he would "learn to listen."
Avery Wear Rallying against health care cuts About 40 people attended a rally in San Diego to protest Arnold Schwarzenegger's devastating budget cuts in health care.
Lee Sustar What’s next in Iran? A bitter election contest has brought deep splits in the Iranian ruling class into the open--and hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.
James Illingworth and Alan Maass Europe’s right on the rise As elsewhere in Europe, elections in Britain dealt a crushing blow to the governing Labour Party and gave the far right some crucial breakthroughs.
