Elizabeth Schulte Showdown in Chicago The battle has begun in Chicago, pitting public school teachers and their supporters against city officials determined to impose the corporate deform agenda.
Jason Farbman Chile’s students want it all Chile's student movement is gearing up for more massive protests to demand a free and universal public education system.
Richard Seymour Quebec teaches another lesson Quebec students who have been rebelling against a massive tuition increase, scored an amazing victory in last week's elections.
Helen Redmond and Nithya Meenakshi The most trigger-happy gang of all Two high-profile mass shootings show that New York police represent a threat to the public that they are supposed to protect.
Dave Zirin And a punter shall lead them Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's defense of same-sex marriage rights is profane, hilarious and absolutely right.
C.L.R. James The centrality of the Black struggle A 1948 speech places the struggle for Black liberation at the heart of any socialist movement in the United States.
Crystal Stella Becerril and Elizabeth Schulte Fighting for justice at Social Justice High Protests by teachers, students and parents at Chicago's Social Justice High School won the reinstatement of two teachers forced out by the principal.
Danny Katch A party for the insiders Millions of people say they're Democrats, but they don't have any way of influencing what goes on among party leaders.
Sarah Knopp The unfolding crisis in Mali Fear-mongering about Islamic terrorism and misinformation about the North's "desert warriors" have replaced real explanations.
Helen Redmond The horrific toll of a failed war Six years after Mexico's president declared war on drug cartels, the body count has reached staggering proportions.
