Hans Bennett The torture of Mumia Abu-Jamal Wrongfully convicted political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is facing inhumane conditions in a Pennsylvania prison.
Jon Reiner Challenging racial profiling Members of civil rights and other social justice groups mobilized to support Harlem community activist Jazz Hayden.
Zachary Aslanian-Williams Keeping our library open Students at UC Berkeley started the semester with an occupation of a campus library that won an increase in library hours.
Bill Mullen Eyewitness to Israel’s ethnic cleansing A delegation of U.S. academics traveled to Palestine last year to learn about the challenges of education under Israeli occupation.
Alex Schmaus Ready to protest Brown’s cuts California Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing harsh budget cuts, but activists are preparing to resist a new round of attacks.
Dave Zirin A football god who fell to Earth How could Penn State's Joe Paterno, known far and wide as a man of moral integrity, have been content with silence?
Giles Ji Ungpakorn A litmus test for democracy in Thailand A Thai dissident looks at the failure of the Peua Thai Party to deliver on its promises of pro-democracy reforms.
Readers’ View Building an electoral alternative It makes no sense to shy away from challenging corporate power in the electoral arena, while calling for such challenges in other ways.
Readers’ View Democrats and Internet censorship Sen. Dick Durbin, who has taken millions from the entertainment industry, is a cosponsor of legislation to restrict Internet freedom.
Nicole Colson and Alan Maass The Newt is a cold-blooded creature Newt Gingrich and his toxic brew of bigotry and reaction are back in the limelight--and his South Carolina victory says a lot about U.S. mainstream politics.
