Cameron Sturdevant Oakland curfew ordinance stopped Opponents of a curfew that would have made it easier for Oakland police to sweep up young people have scored a victory.
Hannah Fleury Hunter College forum on Gaza Some 80 students attended an event titled "The Truth about Gaza: What We Can Do to Free Palestine" at New York's Hunter College.
Alan Maass Lincoln and the struggle to abolish slavery Abraham Lincoln deserves to be remembered--not for the trivia we'll hear about today, but as a participant in one of history's great struggles for freedom.
Phil Gasper Darwin’s revolutionary ideas His theories revolutionized biology in the 19th century, but Charles Darwin also had a profound impact outside science that lasts to this day.
Matt Larson A campus where free speech isn’t welcome The administration at Northeastern Illinois University is targeting a left-wing professor in its drive to stifle dissent on campus.
Jack Trudell A lot to answer for While other musicians have addressed New Orleans' struggles after Katrina, none have done it better than Dr. John and The Lower 911 in City That Care Forgot.
Readers’ View Viva Palestina’s convoy for Gaza In Britain, where solidarity for Gaza brought upwards of 150,000 people on to the streets in early January, the movement is continuing with Viva Palestina.
Readers’ View Hidden punishment of the poor The economic stimulus bill contains over $1 billion in funding for various prison initiatives that will only punish the poor.
Lee Sustar Why should bankers get more of our money? The Obama administration is proposing a new phase in the Wall Street bailout that would transfer yet more billions into the pockets of rich financiers.
Brian Tierney Apartheid for the undocumented in Arizona As Barack Obama ordered the closure of the Guantánamo prison camp, the sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County was opening his own Guantánamo.
