Larry Bradshaw and Lorrie Beth Slonsky ILWU shuts down docks for May Day Dockworkers voted to shut down West Coast ports on May 1 to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Beth Carroll Support the Appalachian State Six Six student activists at Appalachian State University were arrested after a three-day sit-in at the administration building.
Martin Smith All the wrong conclusions Without a critique of the war, the film Stop-Loss concludes with a supportive tone in the guise of duty to one's brothers in arms.
Ben Davis Demonstrating for Mumia Abu-Jamal Some 800 people flooded downtown Philadelphia to protest the recent denial of a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Sarah Knopp Who will control Mexico’s oil? Proposed legislation on Mexico's oil industry could create for the U.S. an "association of capitals"--privatization, by another name.
Todd Chretien Justice for José Luis Buenrostro-Gonzalez The family of José Luis Buenrostro-Gonzalez are continuing to demand justice for this victim of police violence in Oakland, Calif.
Elizabeth Schulte Green light for restarting executions After a seven-month halt on executions, death penalty opponents faced a setback when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection was constitutional.
Readers’ View Views in brief Discrimination in Providence | Time for us to take a break | Obama doesn't offer a solution | Don't stereotype Iraqis
Elizabeth Schulte Slavery in the land of the free In tomato fields in Florida, in a shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., in Los Angeles sweatshops, immigrant workers are enduring a form of modern-day slavery.
