Zachary Lown Challenging Zionism at UT A successful counter-protest against a pro-Israel rally is spurring more activism in solidarity with Palestinians.
Kyle Matzpen Apartheid in my name A Jewish American pressed by his family to connect to "my people's roots" describes what it was like to be in Israel during the slaughter of Gaza.
Adam Turl The end of free trade? Despite Barack Obama's criticism of NAFTA on the campaign trail, his administration is seeking to maintain and expand such free-trade deals.
Ben Dalbey Baltimore takes on foreclosures Activists in Baltimore gathered to address the foreclosure crisis and launch ACORN's new "Homesteading Campaign."
Assembly of Social Movements We won’t pay for the crisis The rich must pay for the global crisis, and anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, feminist, environmentalist and socialist alternatives are necessary.
Readers’ View Standing up for free speech in Russia The murders of a Russian human rights lawyer and a left-wing journalist have inspired thousands of Russians to speak out.
Readers’ View A time to demand investigations Authorities spying on Maryland anti-death penalty activists does not surprise me. It was commonly done in the past, and is done to this day.
Readers’ View Zionism looming behind “Defiance” Like Joe Allen, I couldn't help thinking about the Israeli slaughter in Gaza as I watched the film Defiance.
Alan Maass Looking for votes in all the wrong places How can Republicans be dominating the debate about economic stimulus legislation? And why on earth is the Obama administration letting them?
Randy Childs LA teachers on the march Some 15,000 teachers protested the Los Angeles Unified School District's demands for higher class sizes, layoffs and cuts in teacher pay and health benefits.
