Petrino DiLeo, Hannah Fleury, Amanda Ginsberg, Doug Singsen and Zach Zill Occupation at the New School Students at New York City's New School ended a 30-hour occupation after winning a number of their demands for greater democracy.
Ashley Smith and Eric Ruder Antiwar organizing in the Obama era The national convention of the main U.S. antiwar coalition left a number of questions unanswered about the movement's future.
Brian Jones Making kids pay for the crisis The plan to balance New York City's budget includes closing 19 community centers in public housing projects in all five boroughs.
Mark Steel George Bush ducks his critics He thought he'd be welcomed as a liberator, but Bush is despised to the point where a man throwing shoes at him is an instant national hero.
Dave Zirin Ol’ Dixie lives in college football What's easier for an African American male: Becoming president of the United States or an NCAA Division I football coach?
Readers’ View The fight for Philly’s libraries Here in Philadelphia, we've seen a victory in the mini-movement that sprung up to organize against proposed budget cuts.
Lance Selfa One bad apple or a whole rotten barrel? Wiretaps implicating Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich provide a window into the way government really works in the "world's greatest democracy."
Nicole Colson Using food as a weapon A new book explains how access to healthy food--something that should be a basic human right--is instead used as a tool for profit.
Emmanuel Santos Ecuador’s rising struggle A partial default on Ecuador's foreign debt comes amid heated social struggles that pit a reformist president against indigenous movements.
Scott Johnson Peaceful alien or Communist threat? If you're tempted to go see the remade The Day the Earth Stood Still, think again--you're better off renting the 1951 classic.
