National

  • New hope for Chicago police torture victims

    A judge has given dozens of prisoners hope that they may get their day in court to prove that they were tortured by Chicago police.

  • Through the media's prejudiced lens

    Some in the media were declaring Muslims to be responsible for the bombings in Boston before the dead and injured had even been counted.

  • Tortured many times over

    LaJuana Lampkins was 24 years old when she was arrested, tortured by police and sentenced to 60 years in prison.

  • Why Diaz got dumped

    Seattle Police Chief John Diaz resigned after facing intense criticism, not only from activists, but the Department of Justice.

  • Justice for the People's Library

    Occupy Wall Street won a legal victory requiring the city to pay for property damage at the Occupy encampment.

  • The horror we feel today

    Two Socialist Worker contributors who were at the Boston Marathon talk about the deadly bombings and the aftermath.

  • Anti-abortion fanatics gain new ground

    In one state after another, anti-choice legislators are passing laws that could make abortion completely inaccessible for millions of women.

  • A symbol of lives snatched away

    The streets of New York are still smoldering with anger after the police shooting of unarmed 16-year-old Kimani Gray.

  • Why does the border come before justice?

    Washington's bipartisan plan for "immigration reform" will be more of the same--enforcement first, before a restrictive "path to citizenship."

  • Confronting a Hindu fascist

    An Indian politician's appearance in the U.S. was cancelled because of his complicity in a massacre of Muslims.

  • Punishing children for poverty

    A Tennessee Republican's plan to peg welfare benefits to a child's academic performance is a cruel attack on the poor.

  • Abortion under siege in Ohio

    Pressure from the anti-choice fanatics in Ohio has put the last two abortion clinics in Toledo at risk of being closed.

  • Still speaking out for Rodney Reed

    Caitlin Adams learned about the injustices a Texas death row prisoner has endured--and decided to do something about it.

  • Who's afraid of Persepolis?

    The author of an acclaimed graphic novel censored by the Chicago Public Schools talks about the controversy--and challenging the status quo.

  • An inevitable spill

    A tar sands spill in Arkansas is the latest result of the corporate drive for profits that is wrecking the environment.

  • Will the media delete bigotry?

    After years of criticism, the Associated Press is removing the term "illegal immigrant" from its influential AP Stylebook.

  • Keep our class-size limits

    Lifting limits on special ed class sizes would allow illinois school districts to cut costs--at the expense of the most vulnerable.

  • Fasting for Lynne's freedom

    The prosecution and imprisonment of Lynne Stewart is an ominous threat to the rights of every American.

  • Stop-and-terrorize

    The NYPD's "stop-and-frisk" policy is explicitly designed to "instill fear" in Black and Latino youth, according to testimony in a landmark trial.

  • Putting the blame on teen parents

    A campaign of scare ads on the New York transit system stigmatizes teen parents--but it has sparked an angry response.

  • The real crime wave in New York City

    New Yorkers stopped by the cops are far more likely to be victims of robbery by an employer than to be robbers themselves.

  • The face of police brutality

    Joshua Robinson was brutally beaten by the police--but not only have his attackers gone unpunished, Robinson has been sent to jail.

  • Scandalous sexism in Silicon Valley

    "Donglegate" involves lots of sexism, two firings and disillusionment if you thought women were getting more respect.

  • Testing isn't educating

    High school students in Portland, Ore., explain why they've joined the spreading boycott of standardized testing.

  • A shallow embrace of equality

    Hillary Clinton's announcement that she's for marriage equality underlines a shift, but this is a case of rhetoric not matching reality.