Dan Trocolli Seattle teachers ratify agreement Seattle teachers ratified a contract that included meager raises, but the union resisted a punitive new evaluation system.
Dave Zirin The Commonwealth Games unravel In India, the run-up to the Commonwealth Games is showing how the process of rapid-fire development is coming at a massive economic and social cost.
Adam Sanchez Why testing fails our schools We should counter the calls to tie teachers' pay to students' test scores with our own demand: Abolish standardized tests.
Statement Join the socialist contingent We are proud to join the "One Nation" march on October 2 to demand jobs, an end to wars, and a society that is fairer, more equal and more just.
Noreen McNulty Finally free, and still fighting After 20 years in prison, police torture victim Victor Safforld was released last week--and is vowing to continue the fight for justice for other victims of torture.
John Pilger Sports stars as brands It seems that no idea, no event, no talent, no personality and no resource of nature has value unless it is owned and branded.
Readers’ View Plain murder is what it is Seattle activists are demanding justice after the police killing of John T. Williams, a Native American carver who was well-known in the community.
Readers’ View “Policing our own” is not the answer Fighting police repression calls for solidarity--and how we build it depends more on what we do between mass marches than what we do at them.
Brian Jones Answer No. 1: Stop scapegoating teachers A SocialistWorker.org columnist explains what he wants to say--if he gets the chance--at a televised panel discussion on the future of teaching.
Nicole Colson and Shaun Harkin Activists targeted in FBI raids FBI agents raided the homes of several Twin Cities and Chicago activists and socialists, reportedly looking for evidence of support for "terrorism."
