Interview: Julie Washington “One hour’s pay for the kids of LA” The elementary vice president of the UTLA discusses the union's one-hour strike on June 6 to protest budget cuts and the challenge of charter schools.
Dave Zirin China’s Olympic trials A public relations catastrophe could be in the making if dissenters manage to break through the media blockade surrounding the Olympics.
Nagesh Rao Nuclear treaty rattles India’s government India's ruling coalition came close to losing a July 22 confidence motion in parliament as the result of a proposed U.S.-India nuclear treaty.
Readers’ View Innocent and on death row Gabriel Gonzalez is an innocent man who has spent 14 years on Texas' death row.
Readers’ View Is Afghanistan the “real” war? Obama and the U.S. ruling class are trying to salvage the credibility of American military interventions by refocusing on Afghanistan.
Readers’ View “The Dark Knight” has it both ways Saying that The Dark Knight justifies right-wing vigilantism creates an inaccurate caricature of a more interesting film.
Editorial Crawling into the gutter John McCain's latest strategy is to accuse Barack Obama of playing the "race card." But he's the one who's trying to exploit racist fears.
Chris Carlson Don’t cry for Doha The media reported that the collapse of the Doha Round of trade negotiations is a big failure for the world’s poor countries. But is this true?
Bryan McCann Will an unjust law claim another victim? Under its Law of Parties, Texas is once again poised to execute a man who was never even accused of killing someone.
Theresa Lee and Peter Lamphere Kingsbridge strikers hang tough While management cashes in on Medicare funds, workers at a Bronx rehabilitation facility have spent five months on strike.
