National

  • Standing against the Greek fascists

    Anti-racists took part in an international day of protest on January 19 against the Greek fascist party Golden Dawn.

  • Threatened for protesting the testing mania

    Teachers at Garfield High School and other Seattle schools are facing a 10-day suspension for their pledge not to administer the MAP test.

  • Enough of this ceaseless testing

    Two parents of Chicago Public Schools students explain why they are opting out of a battery of standardized tests.

  • Why we're boycotting the MAP test

    Garfield's teachers are preparing students for real-life tests--and so we reject multiple-choice rituals that fail to measure progress or anything else.

  • Left to survive on the streets

    An epidemic of homelessness has left LGBTQ youth vulnerable to dire impacts such as suicide and sexual assault.

  • What CPS calls "underutilized"

    Gale Elementary School in Chicago faces closure because school officials say it's "underutilized." Here's why they're wrong.

  • Maximum lies about the minimum wage

    Corporate America claims it can't afford a raise in the minimum wage, but this is just one more lie to avoid paying a living wage.

  • Supporting the teachers' test boycott

    Some of the most respected figures in education are backing a boycott of the MAP test by high school teachers in Seattle.

  • A new threat for Lynne Stewart

    Lawyer Lynne Stewart, incarcerated in federal prison on bogus "terrorism" charges, has learned of a new health problem.

  • What's behind gun violence?

    Does the Obama administration have answers to the problem of gun violence in America--or will their policies contribute to the problem?

  • Teaching by the numbers

    Standardized testing is expensive, time-consuming and ineffective at measuring student progress. So why is it spreading?

  • A consummate boundary-crosser

    He was an Internet freedom activist who believed restricting the flow of knowledge only made the powerful more powerful still.

  • A win against racial profiling

    Following years of activist pressure, a judge has ruled part of the "stop-and-frisk" program unconstitutional.

  • Punished beyond the penalty

    An Illinois law has imposed hardships on people convicted of murder who are trying to move forward with their lives.

  • Stealing from seniors so the rich can get richer

    Call it Robin Hood in reverse: The super-rich get an estate tax bonanza--while politicians of both parties get ready to cut Social Security and Medicare.

  • Murder by bigotry in NYC

    The death of a New York City commuter pushed in front of a train is the result of a culture poisoned by Islamophobia.

  • The great tax evasion

    The very richest Americans may pay slightly more in taxes this year, but they've gotten away with grand theft tax evasion during the past 30 years.

  • Doing violence to women

    The Republicans' block on renewing the Violence Against Women Act is a despicable attack on women and minorities.

  • How a victim-blaming system excuses rape

    Behind the horrifying facts about a gang rape in an Ohio town lies the reality that rape is widespread today--and society's institutions are responsible.

  • The Feds' war against Occupy

    Newly released documents detail how the FBI collaborated with Corporate America to spy on the Occupy movement.

  • Why did labor fail again?

    When the Democrats passed the "fiscal cliff" deal, they proved again how politically powerless the labor movement is.

  • Tec-9's for teachers?

    As a teacher, I never imagined politicians and other cultural "leaders" would be urging me to add "special forces" to my title.

  • Iowa justices side with sexism

    Iowa's Supreme Court upheld the decision of a dentist to fire an employee because he found her an "irresistible attraction."

  • What went wrong in Michigan?

    The employers' "right-to-work" crusade made a breakthrough in the cradle of the modern labor movement--and union officials failed to rise to the challenge.

  • The source of union power

    The key to the labor movement's most important victories has always been the mobilization of the rank and file.