Editorial Standing up against the right Republicans are trumpeting their big gains in the midterm elections as a mandate to turn the country sharply to the right. Don't buy it.
Danny Katch Obsessed with their constitution Expect to hear a lot about the Constitution for a while--though not what's actually in it, but what the Tea Party kooks think is in it.
Brian Tierney D.C. nurses take a stand with the NNU Locked in an ongoing confrontation with management, nurses at the Washington Hospital Center affiliated with the new nurses' "super-union."
Mark Clements Justice delayed in Burge case Sentencing for police torturer Jon Burge has been delayed--even as nearly two dozen of his victims remain behind bars.
Roger Dyer SF protests Arizona’s SB 1070 Two hundred immigrant rights supporters gathered in downtown San Francisco to demand the repeal of Arizona's anti-immigrant law SB 1070.
Michael Schwartz Texas marches against executions Some 200 people came out to the Texas State Capitol building on October 30 for Austin's 11th annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Elizabeth Schulte Not much of a choice As long as the choice on Election Day is limited to Democrat vs. Republican, those on the left won't be able to vote for anything they believe in.
Gary Lapon Saddled with student debt Why should individual workers be saddled with obscene debts in order to obtain a basic right like higher education?
Eamonn McCann Justifying civilian murder To the extent that the tradition of armed struggle is not faced up to, "dissidents" will claim they stand in succession to republican struggles of the past.
Darrell Lomax Life, without possibility A sentence of life without the possibility of parole is, in essence, the very same sentence as the death penalty.
