Petrino DiLeo No profit in housing the homeless There are enough vacant homes in the U.S. to provide shelter for nearly half the world's homeless population. But for capitalism, that's bad news.
Cindy Kaffen Are actors headed for a strike? Like the 100-day writers' strike this past winter, the main sticking point in the Screen Actors Guild contract battle revolves around digital media.
Shaun Harkin State and Revolution Lenin's classic work takes up the nature of the capitalist state and the question of how workers' power can be organized.
Mike Stark Spied on by the Maryland police The Maryland State Police have been exposed for carrying out a clandestine surveillance campaign against anti-death penalty and antiwar activists.
Dave Zirin When COINTELPRO comes calling In classified reports on anti-death penalty activism compiled by the Maryland State Police and Department of Homeland Security, I am known as "Dave Z."
Lance Selfa Obama’s entrance exam By shifting to the right on a range of issues, Obama is sending a signal to the ruling elite that he will be a loyal servant of their interests.
Brian Jones Whose responsibility? The idea that Blacks need to focus on personal responsibility, echoed by Barack Obama, distracts from the question of social responsibility.
Raúl Zibechi Plan Colombia pays off for Washington The U.S. government's flood of weapons to the Colombian regime has changed the political balance in Latin America.
Paul D’Amato Opposing war in “the belly of the beast” U.S. intervention has to be opposed, whether it is in the name of humanitarian intervention, spreading democracy or defending the "homeland."
Dave Zirin Baseball’s All-Star Blackout The Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game looked like it was out of 1946, before Jackie Robinson integrated the game.
