National

The federal government's plans for "reform" in San Francisco's public schools scapegoat poor and minority children. March 19, 2010

The Democrats are in a mad rush to pass health care legislation that is a disaster in the making for working people and a massive giveaway to the industry. March 19, 2010

African Americans suffering from foreclosures on homes and rentals can draw on the lessons of Martin Luther King's fight against slums in Chicago. March 19, 2010

When Constance McMillen asked to take her girlfriend to the prom, school officials in a Mississippi county responded by canceling the event altogether. March 18, 2010

An activist at UC Santa Cruz describes how the movement organized for a successful student strike during the March 4 Day of Action. March 18, 2010

Staff and students at San Francisco's Mission High School worked hard to forge the solidarity that made the March 4 Day of Action a success. March 17, 2010

Robert Ferguson's nearly eight-year sentence for shoplifting a bag of shredded cheese from a California store made headlines around the world. March 16, 2010

Delegates from labor bodies across the U.S. met to debate their response to the current health care reform legislation. March 16, 2010

Undocumented immigrants stepped forward in Chicago on March 10 to speak out against the injustices they face every day. March 16, 2010

From redlining and segregation to predatory lending and foreclosures, racism against African Americans has always played out on the issue of housing. March 15, 2010

The District of Columbia--home to one of the nation's largest out LGBT populations--has begun performing same-sex marriages. March 15, 2010

A new campaign focusing on the "crisis" of Black women's abortions is just the latest attempt to control the reproductive choices of women of color. March 12, 2010

One of the fired teachers at a Rhode Island school speaks out about the attack on public education at her school and across the U.S. March 12, 2010

A librarian at a California college and participant in the March 4 Day of Action defends the struggle from the complaints of a Wall Street Journal commentator. March 12, 2010

After years of organizing in isolation from broader forces, leftists must recognize the early shoots of radicalism for what they are: buds of hope. March 10, 2010

A new study shows how the EPA has underreported the severity of coal ash waste pollution and its threat to human and environmental health. March 10, 2010

The president of Hunter College publicly berated me for not having "my facts straight." But her real problem is I do know my facts--and how to use them. March 10, 2010

Nurses with too many patients to cover are a guarantee that accidents will happen. The solution is to require hospitals to meet safe nurse-to-patient ratios. March 8, 2010

SocialistWorker.org readers provide reports and photos from the rallies, strikes and actions in California and around the country to defend public education. March 5, 2010

With unemployment a devastating reality for millions, federal protection from job discrimination for LGBT people is more important than ever. March 4, 2010

SocialistWorker.org reports from the rallies, strikes and actions in California and around the country to defend public education. March 4, 2010

Students, teachers and campus workers across California explain why they're organizing for the March 4 Day of Action to defend public education. March 3, 2010

Students, teachers and campus workers across California explain why they're organizing for the March 4 Day of Action to defend public education. March 2, 2010

If Utah legislators get their way, pregnant women could be arrested for having a miscarriage--or anything perceived as a threat to the fetus. March 2, 2010

A noose hung to intimidate African-American students is the latest racist incident to spur activism at UC San Diego ahead of the March 4 Day of Action. March 1, 2010