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Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, distraught from being called "fag" and "girlie," became the latest young victim of homophobia when he took his own life. April 24, 2009

Now isn't the time to cheerlead Obama because those who oppose him on the right are knuckle-dragging lunatics. Now is the time to agitate. April 23, 2009

If the president can dedicate hundreds of billions to bank bailouts, he certainly has the power to offer real help to the unemployed and those losing their homes. April 22, 2009

Different political approaches are emerging inside the LGBT struggle over what our aims should be--and how we should fight to achieve them. April 21, 2009

The barbaric practice of imprisoning people for no other crime than falling into debt is making a comeback in 21st century America. April 20, 2009

In a blow to the hopes of his supporters, a federal court once again denied Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis a new trial. April 20, 2009

With their Tax Day "tea parties" this week, conservatives tried their hand at populism in the hopes of drumming support for their discredited cause. April 17, 2009

Among the terrible incidents of shooting violence in the headlines, there's increasingly a common thread--the devastating effects of the economic crisis. April 16, 2009

Nathson Fields has fought nearly a quarter of a century for justice, after one of Illinois' most corrupt judges sent him to death row. April 16, 2009

As Barack Obama prepares to weigh in on immigration reform, Bay Area activists are proposing progressive legislation of their own. April 15, 2009

Both are occupied by U.S. energy corporations, and while it's oil in one case and coal in the other, the consequences are strikingly similar. April 15, 2009

Marijuana is one of the safest and most widely used drugs--and has proven its value as a medicine. So why are the Feds still cracking down? April 15, 2009

Protest erupted after it was revealed that bookseller Amazon had stripped sales rankings from LGBT titles in a crusade to "exclude 'adult' material." April 14, 2009

Fahad Hashmi has been held in a solitary hell for two years as another American Muslim victim of the "war on terror." April 13, 2009

Activists and supporters of equal-marriage rights celebrated a huge victory this week, as Vermont became the fourth state to recognize same-sex marriage. April 10, 2009

In a little over a month of organizing, we won an important victory at Seattle Community Colleges when classes slated to be cut were reinstated. April 10, 2009

CCNY students will take action April 22 with the message: We are walking out today so we don't have to drop out tomorrow. April 8, 2009

The campaign to defend a Northeastern Illinois University professor under fire for speaking out has gained strong support. April 8, 2009

Same-sex couples across Iowa and around the U.S. celebrated April 3 after the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a state law banning gay marriage. April 7, 2009

The election of the first Black president marked a historic blow against racism, but Black America is facing the brunt of the economic crisis. April 3, 2009

The federal government is carrying out a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border--and more violence and repression will be the inevitable result. April 2, 2009

The federal agency in charge of making sure workers get the minimum wage and overtime rarely gets around to investigating employer abuses. April 2, 2009

The media spotlight on the tributes to four slain Oakland police officers shouldn't obscure how a broken system was at the root of the tragedy. March 30, 2009

We propose that only when corporate executives repay the trillions their institutions have received from federal bailouts will they be eligible for pay raises. March 26, 2009

Well-known activist Van Jones will be Barack Obama's "green jobs czar"--but his appointment raises old questions for the left about how to win change. March 25, 2009