Gary Lapon Stealing from seniors so the rich can get richer Call it Robin Hood in reverse: The super-rich get an estate tax bonanza--while politicians of both parties get ready to cut Social Security and Medicare.
Jorge Torres and Dan Trocolli Scrap the MAP! Garfield High School teachers in Seattle are leading a testing revolt by refusing to give an exam they say is a punitive burden.
Joseph Zeccola Fighting to save Crenshaw Plans to “transform” LA’s Crenshaw High School are an excuse to fire teachers and scrap innovative programs at the school.
Ryne Poelker Illinois’ equal marriage fight Illinois equal marriage activists are redoubling their efforts after legislators failed to pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
Eamonn McCann Behind the Belfast flag protests The working class in Northern Ireland will advance in the future together--or, to the detriment of all, it won't advance at all.
Frederick Engels Lessons of the Paris Commune Twenty years after the first brief experience of workers' power in 1871, Frederick Engels wrote about its legacy.
Obrero Socialista Obama cumple con la patronal Las concesiones hechas por el presidente Obama a los republicanos para llegar a un acuerdo fiscal subrayan las prioridades pro empresariales de los demócratas.
Lee Sustar The rise of the Black Muslims The ideas of the Nation of Islam, including Black self-defense, appealed to Northern Blacks in an era of growing discontent.
Jesse Hagopian Haiti’s buried cry for help On the third anniversary of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, hopes for reconstruction and relief from poverty lie buried under the debris of deception.
Elizabeth Schulte A slap on the wrist for the banksters Ten banks will pay $8.5 billion to settle a federal review of their predatory lending practices--offering little to their victims.
