National

  • The real disability myth

    An episode of This American Life repeated smears about government disability programs usually mouthed by right-wingers.

  • Chicago students take a seat and a walk

    Chicago students organized a sit-in at an elementary school slated for closure and a walkout against firings at a high school.

  • Facing an occupying army in New York

    The suit against "stop-and-frisk" has given public housing residents a chance to describe their experiences with the NYPD.

  • Standing strong against the NYPD

    Two leading voices in the movement to confront police abuse and violence in New York City talk about the challenges and opportunities ahead.

  • Big Brother is watching...our kids' test scores

    With the latest corporate intrusion into public education, Rupert Murdoch will be able to read your child's report card.

  • From red to blue in Texas?

    Political analysts say the tide is turning against the Republican Party in Texas. But how different would the Democrats be?

  • Solidarity has no borders

    Capitalists are dependent on migration across borders--but they also rely on restrictions on immigration as one means to divide and conquer.

  • R.I. approves equal marriage

    Rhode Island took a final step toward joining the rest of New England in guaranteeing equal marriage rights.

  • May Day for the MAP boycotters

    Seattle teachers who are boycotting the MAP test are asking support during a day of solidarity scheduled for May Day.

  • The lies they tell about Islam

    The U.S. government's attitude toward Islam and Muslims has always depended first and foremost on its foreign policy objectives.

  • Hunger-striking for freedom and dignity

    More than half of detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantánamo Bay are on hunger strike against indefinite detention.

  • Ecosocialists chart a path forward

    An enthusiastic meeting in New York took a big step toward creating an anti-capitalist wing of the environmental movement.

  • Terrorism of the workplace

    The explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant provides a glimpse into the health and safety violations at American workplaces.

  • Obama and the game of drones

    The Obama administration's use of drone warfare bears a ghastly resemblance to the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

  • A fog of prejudices

    The "whos" of the Marathon bombings are known--but the media's answers about the "whys" are filled with bigotry and untruths.

  • A corporate-made catastrophe

    An April 17 explosion at a fertilizer plant devastated the town of West, Texas, taking the lives of 14 people and injuring hundreds more.

  • The tide of Islamophobia

    Many of the distortions and lies about Islam peddled following September 11 made a comeback after the Boston bombings.

  • Don't let them use fear to lock down our rights

    People who oppose war, racism and injustice need to challenge those who will try to exploit the Boston bombings as an excuse for repression.

  • This is a tragedy, not a celebration

    Last Friday, the media fixated on crowds of cheering Bostonians taking to the streets. But there is nothing to celebrate.

  • Why don't we mourn equally?

    We're discouraged by powerful institutions from extending our love and empathy to victims in other parts of the world.

  • Balanced between solidarity and racism

    With the two suspects in the Marathon bombings killed or captured, Boston shows signs of both unity and bitter divisions.

  • No borders to our sympathy

    The horrific tragedy in Boston is also a reminder of the victims of violence inflicted by the U.S. around the globe.

  • 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.