Marlene Martin The policy that keeps on failing One in every 31 adults in the U.S. is behind bars, or on parole or probation--the result of decades of "tough on crime" policies.
Sean Petty NYC labor rallies against cuts "No more cuts!" was the demand as tens of thousands of union members, joined by students and other New Yorkers, rallied in Manhattan.
Eamonn McCann Following the path of struggle A tradition of struggle connects the women who have fought for equality and liberation through the centuries.
Mark Steel So Karl Marx was right after all Even Marx himself is in vogue, his analysis of booms and slumps the subject of stories in the business section of newspapers.
David Elaine Alt and Jessica Kochick California rallies against Prop 8 On the eve of court hearings on Proposition 8, hundreds marched in San Francisco and Los Angeles to call for the ban on same-sex marriage to be overturned.
David Judd Columbia students fight for divestment Pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University kicked off their campaign for divestment from Israel with a teach-in and speak-out.
Theresa Foster Protesting a racist TV show More than 100 people turned out for a rally against ABC's racist reality TV show Homeland Security U.S.A.
Petrino DiLeo Will Obama’s housing plan provide relief? The administration's $275 billion program to deal with foreclosures is a departure from the do-nothing Bush approach--but it falls short of what's needed.
Interview: Tim Harris The jail Seattle doesn’t need Activists are coming together to protest the city of Seattle's plan to construct a new jail at a cost of $200 million--at the same time budget cuts are taking a toll.
Paul D’Amato The Marxist view of the state Marxism is almost universally--and wrongly--identified with the idea of state ownership of the economy, and, by extension, with strengthening the state.
