National

  • Equality before the Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take up two cases that challenge state and federal laws barring same-sex marriage.

  • Vets push for drug reform

    On Veterans' Day, veterans took part in a press conference to decry the criminalization of marijuana in the military.

  • Mentally ill and murdered by police

    In a shocking number of cases, police dealing with the mentally ill have pulled the trigger first--and asked questions never.

  • Why a privatized GED will fail students

    The takeover of GED testing by a for-profit company will mean rising fees and fewer opportunities for the most disadvantaged.

  • The "fiscal cliff" fraud

    Politicians and the media are sounding the alarm about the "fiscal cliff" to create a sense of crisis--and provide the excuse for more austerity.

  • Making the South union-strong

    The labor movement faces many barriers in the South, such as the legacy of racism, that will need to taken head on.

  • This cop won't get away with murder

    A grandmother describes the night Detroit police killed 7-year-old Aiyana Jones--and her family's continuing fight for justice.

  • The horrors of solitary

    The co-founder of a watchdog group explains how the torture of solitary confinement is used in the prison system.

  • One victim among many more

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city is caring for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, but the survivors tell a different story.

  • Race to the Top gets an "F"

    Race to the Top’s evaluation model isn’t about measuring teacher effectiveness, but driving a political agenda.

  • Making an affordable housing crisis worse

    The city's short-term response to Sandy was inadequate--but the superstorm has made a long-term crisis that much worse.

  • The vultures that prey on disaster

    Free-market fundamentalists went to work on some of New York's most vulnerable communities even before the winds of Sandy had died down.

  • Not pardoned on Thanksgiving

    The media wrote about the presidential pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey, but not about Leonard Peltier or political prisoners.

  • Marching for the victims of death row

    A march of activists and family members of those on death row exposed the brutality of America's death penalty system.

  • What about the "good" Democrats?

    Progressives celebrated Tammy Baldwin's Senate victory in Wisconsin--but they need to take a closer look at her real role.

  • Demanding a people's recovery

    The struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy is becoming more than a matter of repairing damage caused by the storm.

  • The fall of the general

    There were plenty of reasons to get rid of David Petraeus that the media don't talk about--like his role in the U.S. war machine.

  • Why the SAFE Act failed

    Why was a California referendum that would have replaced the death penalty with life without parole defeated on Election Day?

  • The intertwined storms of Sandy and capitalism

    Hurricane Sandy struck vulnerable communities in New York, but it only exacerbated damage caused by the storm of capitalism.

  • Victories against the drug war

    The passage of two state referendums legalizing marijuana is the biggest step yet in the fight to end the racist war on drugs.

  • They don't care if women die

    The death of an Irish woman who needed an abortion reveals the fanaticism of the anti-choice movement in controlling women's bodies.

  • Standing up to make Wal-Mart respect us

    A national leader of the OUR Walmart campaign explains how store workers have come together to make their voices and demands heard.

  • A show of determination on Black Friday

    This year could begin a new Black Friday tradition as workers at Wal-Mart prepare for walkouts and protests at 1,000 stores.

  • A system of disasters

    Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath have revealed a lot about the economic, social and political priorities of capitalism.

  • A Christmas Carol in November?

    Mitt Romney says Barack Obama won the election because he acted like "Santa Claus"--but it sure doesn't seem that way.