Kenneth Foster The shock doctrine in Texas prisons A prisoner in Texas explains how the methods of torture and repression used in the "war on terror" are used in U.S. jails.
Readers’ View Leninism in the wake of Occupy A discussion of Leninism and organization takes up questions raised by a layer of new activists in the Occupy movement.
Bill Mullen They came to Chicago The exhibition They Seek a City reveals early 20th century Chicago as a vibrant city of migrant artists, writers and workers.
Jesse Phillippe This is Citizen Radio Citizen Radio offers parodies of the right wing and religion--without lapsing into the Islamophobia of the New Atheists.
Kevin Ovenden How the great Cyprus bank heist was foiled The parliament in Cyprus has rejected an EU bailout that would have ripped off bank depositors in order to "rescue" the banking system.
Elizabeth Schulte Trickle-down feminism? Will success in the corporate world for women like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer mean success for all women?
Ashley Smith The occupation and the resistance The U.S. unleashed terror and repression to cement its power in Iraq--but in the process, it stoked multiple points of resistance.
Dave Zirin The verdict on Big Red football The hero worship of Steubenville High School's star football players led to violent sexism and a sense of entitlement.
Danny Katch Segregation by any other name Blacks and Latinos are two-thirds of New York City public school students--but barely a quarter of the "gifted and talented."
Crystal Stella Becerril The story of Inocente The documentary Inocente won an Oscar for its depiction of a homeless immigrant girl struggling to create art and survive.
