Ian Steinman Brown attacks those in need Jerry Brown is back as governor of California, and he has plans to impose drastic cuts to important social services.
Dave Zirin A Packers’ win is the people’s win For all the celebration of the Packers' history, there was one decision by the Super Bowl producers that was insulting.
Interview: Fatma Ramadan Building Egypt’s new labor movement An Egyptian labor researcher and activist discusses the struggle to build a fighting labor movement independent of the government-controlled unions.
Todd Chretien Getting started with Marx and Engels A new SocialistWorker.org series--aimed at providing a guide to reading the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels--gets underway.
Sherry Wolf Their “stability” vs. ours The powers that be claim that the Egyptian people need a return to "stability." But it's the powers that be who benefit from business as usual.
Stanley Howard The message in the Burge sentence I was very disappointed that a federal judge sentenced Chicago police torturer Jon Burge to only four and a half years in prison.
Eamonn McCann When the West finally notices The U.S. and Britain have suddenly "discovered" a commitment to human rights in Egypt--because of the mass protests.
Marilena Marchetti Speaking out for choice Dozens of activists from the Chicago area coordinated for a protest of the annual anti-choice conference "SpeakOut Illinois."
Readers’ View In defense of a Leak-y world Several governments last month raided the homes of activists who allegedly engaged in Denial of Service efforts in defense of WikiLeaks.
Ahmed Shawki A bid to derail the revolution Protests and political discussions continued in Tahrir Square as the regime tried to find support for a deal that would keep Hosni Mubarak in power.
