The right to bear arms disarmed Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment provides the background for understanding the right’s love affair with guns. July 24, 2018
Roundtable Glimpses of a new movement Educators and contributors to SW describe what they saw and thought during the March 14 school walkout against gun violence. March 22, 2018
Jesse Hagopian and Jessie Muldoon Militarizing our schools won’t keep kids safe Two educators lend their voices to the outcry against gun violence and the NRA--and point out the resources we actually need for safe schools. March 1, 2018
Comment Who has a panhandling problem? Rather than deal with a housing crisis, Portland officials and business owners complain about how homelessness "looks." January 25, 2017
Readers’ View Putting its energy into the wrong fight The Chicago Teachers Union is putting resources into the mayoral runoff election instead of preparing for other battles. March 16, 2015
The causes of a terrible attack The assault on a gender non-conforming student in Oakland has led students and teachers to ask: How could this happen? November 20, 2013
Oakland police move on school occupiers In a pre-dawn operation, Oakland school cops evicted activists involved in a peaceful occupation of a school slated for closing. July 5, 2012
Sitting in to save our schools Teachers, parents and activists organized a sit-in at Lakeview Elementary in Oakland to protest plans to close the school. June 19, 2012
Todd Chretien and Jessie Muldoon Confronting the debates in Occupy The sharpest debate in Occupy Oakland is about an ultra-left trend that relies on the idea of propaganda of the deed. February 16, 2012
Readers’ View Occupy deserves OEA support I want to encourage Oakland teachers to continue to support Occupy and provide an account of what happened on January 28. February 2, 2012
Todd Chretien and Jessie Muldoon Misery of the maquiladoras The maquiladoras along the border produce big profits for U.S. multinationals--but suffering for Mexican workers. November 18, 2011
Oakland teachers set for one-day strike Oakland teachers will walk picket lines April 29 to protest the budget cuts that are wrecking kids' education and teachers' working conditions. April 28, 2010
Oakland teachers authorize strike Members of the Oakland Education Association voted overwhelmingly to authorize a one-day strike and also to support the March 4 Day of Action. February 9, 2010
Jessie Muldoon and Cameron Sturdevant Change of venue in Oscar Grant trial Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle--who killed Oscar Grant III early on New Year's Day--has won a legal victory. October 20, 2009
Interview: Betty Olson Jones Fighting the school “deformers” The president of the Oakland Education Association explains why she opposes Barack Obama's plans for school "reform." April 29, 2009
Defending their union against the SEIU Members of United Healthcare Workers-West rallied at their union's office as SEIU leaders threatened to take over the 150,000-member California affiliate. January 28, 2009
Jessie Muldoon and Deborah Goldsmith East Bay unions march for fair contracts Some 500 people marched in Oakland, Calif., on June 30 as contracts covering 50,000 East Bay workers were about to expire. July 9, 2008
Standing up to ICE’s campaign of fear When ICE vans appeared in Oakland, sparking fears that agents might detain parents as they picked up their kids from school, activists responded quickly. May 19, 2008
Fighting California education cuts The California Teachers Association is opposing proposed budget cuts affecting schools--and plans to link May 14 "Day of the Teacher" actions to the campaign. May 8, 2008
