Marlene Martin Casualties of “tough on crime” The number of Americans behind bars is equal to the combined populations of Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
Editorial A system reeking of corruption The priority of government is to defend the interests of the rich and powerful in society, and that is why corruption and hypocrisy is endemic.
Editorial Congressional immigrant bashers on the move The halls of Congress are filling up again with proposed legislation that scapegoats immigrants.
Lee Sustar Shipyard workers defy slave-like conditions Refusing to work in slave-like conditions, 100 immigrant guest workers from India walked out of a shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.
Todd Chretien The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Frederick Engels provided an overall theory to help explain history, how to fight for justice today and the possibility of a better future.
Paul D’Amato A system to carry out workers’ democracy The working class needs its own, democratic state--a state that works itself out of a job.
Readers’ View Labor support for the Freightliner Five When I raised a resolution calling for solidarity with the Freightliner Five at my membership meeting, it passed unanimously.
Sophie Hand Eyewitness to Iran’s revolution Persepolis is a welcome break from the steady diet of alienated, computer-generated special effects films served up by Hollywood.
Helen Redmond Poverty and racism are bad for your health Unnatural Causes is a provocative and eye-opening documentary that provides irrefutable evidence that race and class impact health.
Readers’ View Myths about gays and wealth A recent study by the Williams Institute at UCLA shatters many of the myths in the U.S. about gay couples and wealth.
