Bryan McCann Celebrating a victory in Texas Opponents of the death penalty are celebrating a last-minute ruling that stopped a Texas man from being executed for being in the wrong place.
Interview: Cindy Sheehan Running against the head of the House One of the best-known voices in the antiwar movement explains why she's running against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the November election.
Eamonn McCann Trying to redefine abortion If John McCain is right in his views on when life begins, then millions of women have had multiple abortions--because they used birth control pills.
Stanley Howard A prisoner’s tale of abuse I spent time in Cook County Jail and personally witnessed and experienced the routine human rights violations that are the subject of a federal report.
Editorial The antidote to hope After dragging out the process for weeks, Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as vice president is the most conventional possible choice.
Federico Fuentes and Kiraz Janicke Why is a Venezuelan union leader facing jail? Thugs attacked union activists in Valencia, but a "socialist" judge is threatening union leader Stalin Pérez Borges and 20 others with jail time.
Leon Trotsky The history of a revolution Leon Trotsky's immense account of Russia in 1917 documents one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history.
Eric Ruder The antiwar movement and the “good war” The ferocity of the fighting in Afghanistan shows that the stakes for the U.S. are getting higher--as are the demands on the U.S. antiwar movement.
Interview: Joe Allen 1968: The battle of Chicago Forty years ago, the world was shocked by images of violence from America's second-largest city--outside the Democratic Party convention.
Dave Zirin Abuses in the pursuit of gold There's the beauty of the Olympic Games, and there's the ugly pervasive undercurrent that can leave you queasy. Both things are especially true of women's gymnastics.
