Dave Zirin A boycott of the All-Star Game Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig chose not to listen to those who wanted the All-Star Game moved from Arizona--so I chose not to watch it.
Gregg Shotwell A hazing ahead for the UAW UAW President Bob King longs to be partners with the bosses, and the bosses are eager to initiate their new pledge.
Nicole Colson Sleaze of the world The closure of Britain's News of the World has many people cheering--and putting the blame right where it belongs: on media baron Rupert Murdoch.
Sandy Boyer and Nicole Colson A different law for IMF presidents Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of rape, but Manhattan's district attorney seems like he wants the case to go away.
Michael Fiorentino and Jeremy Tully A disservice to the antiwar movement Forums held in June by the antiwar group ANSWER opposed the U.S. bombing of Libya--but also portrayed the Qaddafi regime as progressive.
John Sandman Support the HuffPo strikers The National Writers Union is asking writers not to publish at Huffington Post until management comes to the bargaining table.
Readers’ View Supporting Pelican Bay hunger strikers Our brothers at the Pelican Bay State Prison security housing unit are on hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions they endure.
Readers’ View Fighting for a South Side trauma center I'm part of a youth group organizing to bring a trauma center back into Chicago's Woodlawn community after 23 years without one.
Gary Lapon The jobs meltdown Two years after the official start of an economic "recovery," the latest government report on jobs shows things are as bad as ever for the unemployed.
Zach Zill What happens if Greece defaults? Even with a new bailout--which comes with the condition of still deeper austerity--Greece remains on the brink of being unable to pay its debts.
