Christian Wright Why we’re protesting the DNC As the Democratic National Convention approaches, Denver activists are organizing for a week of protest, teach-ins and concerts.
Readers’ View Misery for workers, profits for the rich ExxonMobil posted the highest quarterly profits in U.S. history, even as unemployment rose to a four-year high.
Readers’ View Turning a blind eye to a discrimination On the evening of July 7, a reverend who runs a homeless shelter for gay and transgender teens in Astoria, Queens, was brutally assaulted.
Readers’ View Views in brief Thrown away by the system | Something to applaud in The Dark Knight | Batman's never-ending fight | The Dark Knight is just a movie | Blaming the victims of racism
Lee Sustar Grim and getting uglier Despite the latest statistics showing U.S. economic growth, the figures on jobs and inflation reflect an economy that's still on the decline a year after the financial crisis began.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor McCain’s race card It’s an old childhood adage that "it takes one to know one," but what phrase better describes John McCain when it comes to "playing the race card"?
John Pilger A new round of nuclear lies The lies told to justify the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are being repeated to justify new wars today.
Alexander Billet “If Nas can’t say it...” A lot has happened since Nas' album Hip-Hop Is Dead--Jena, Sean Bell, and other high-profile incidents of racist injustice--and the rapper's new album shows it.
Leela Yellesetty The workers behind the Lobster Stewart O'Nan's novella The Last Night at the Lobster takes a moving and much-needed look at the working day.
Roberto Barreto Murdered for being an immigrant The murder of Luis Ramírez by white teenagers in Shenandoah, Pa., is the horrifying outcome of a climate of hate and scapegoating whipped up against undocumented immigrants.
