Dave Zirin The Olympian war on Brazil’s poor Every day in the slums that surround Brazil's major cities, the authorities are "making Brazil ready for the Games."
Alexander Billet Bob Marley’s legacy of unity Thirty years after his death, Bob Marley's shadow looms larger than ever--especially where people are fighting for liberation.
Cindy Kaffen A one-day strike at Kaiser Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers took action against Kaiser's unfair labor practices with a one-day strike.
Johnny Mao and Steve Leigh Seattle fights for sick leave The Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce is pushing for a city ordinance to win paid sick leave rights for 190,000 workers.
Phil Gasper The Teamster rebellion of 1934 The 1934 Minneapolis truck drivers' strike helped shift the tide toward greater workers' combativity during the Great Depression.
Matt Backer and Paul D’Amato We say no nukes at Seabrook In 1979, the construction site of the planned Seabrook nuclear power plant in New Hampshire became a national focus for anti-nuke protesters.
Obrero Socialista La economía de la miseria La economía estadounidense emerge de la recesión a un mundo Nuevo--uno en el cual el nivel de vida de todos, excepto el de unos pocos, ha sido drásticamente reducido.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor What has Obama done for African Americans? Barack Obama and his supporters are out to shore up the African American voting bloc for 2012--but his policies have been harmful to the Black community.
Helen Redmond The failure that keeps on failing The U.S. has indicated it has no intention of leaving Afghanistan, even though its strategy shows no promise of success.
Dave Zirin Santana puts Selig to shame Major League Baseball's annual Civil Rights Game was poised to be an exercise in Orwellian irony--until Carlos Santana spoke.
