Lichi D’Amelio Ramarley’s call still rings out The struggle to win justice for a victim of the NYPD is continuing with powerful public forums and demonstrations.
Eric Ruder New hunger strike for USPS Postal workers are back in Washington for a six-day hunger strike against planned cuts and closures at the U.S. Postal Service.
Eric Maroney Standing up to civil wrongs Some 200 people attended a conference in Connecticut to challenge government initiatives to restrict our civil liberties.
Vladimir Lenin Socialists and religion The roots of religion lie in the conditions workers endure--and their sense of apparent helplessness in the face of capitalism.
Lee Sustar The legacy of Martin Luther King The same politicians who turned King into a heroic icon after his death opposed him in the final years of his life.
Editorial Washington’s plan to derail the Arab Spring Behind the rhetoric about promoting democracy, the U.S. government wants new strongmen to counter the revolutions across the Middle East.
Rachel Cohen The corporate deformers strike back Rahm Emanuel and Chicago schools officials are threatening to close as many as 140 of the district's nearly 600 public schools.
Leela Yellesetty Abortion rights and the ballot box If we're going to "spend, spend, spend" for reproductive rights, let's spend that money on the people who actually need it.
Roundtable Well-red for the holidays SocialistWorker.org writers give their suggestions for books and movies for holiday gift-giving or to keep for yourself.
Andrea Hektor Portland says no to coal More than 800 people attended a meeting in Portland to oppose the construction of a massive coal shipping facility.
