Barack Obama's willingness to give ground to Republicans while kicking the Democrats' base in the teeth has come into particularly sharp focus. May 15, 2013
It's no accident that inequality has grown to staggering levels--capitalism is organized to make the rich super-richer. So what's the alternative? May 6, 2013
The sensationalism and scaremongering of the political and media establishment is part of their drive to tighten the grip of the security state. April 25, 2013
The Obama administration's budget proposal represents a historic assault on one of the government's most popular programs: Social Security. April 10, 2013
Even some Republicans are coming out for marriage equality--yet the New York Times is warning that legalized same-sex marriage is going too far. April 3, 2013
Millions of people--women and men--want to take a stand against sexual assault and victim-blaming that are all too common in this society. March 21, 2013
Happy days are here again...if you happen to be a corporate executive or Wall Street parasite. But for the working majority, it's a scramble to get by. March 13, 2013
The Supreme Court may overturn a critical part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act--but that's only the latest threat to African Americans' right to vote. March 6, 2013
The partisan battles in Washington hide a bipartisan agreement--that there is no alternative to austerity, and the only differences are over the scale. February 27, 2013
The media say Obama's State of the Union speech took a stand for progressive issues--but the president is getting ready for a second term of austerity. February 14, 2013
Seattle teachers are taking a stand against standardized testing--and parents and students around the country are supporting their fight. February 6, 2013
Last year was the hottest on record in the U.S.--but you won't find the Obama administration taking real action to tackle climate change. January 16, 2013
Obama's nominees to run the Pentagon and CIA underline how a Democratic president, once seen as antiwar, has rebranded U.S. imperialism. January 9, 2013
The president's concessions to Republicans on the "fiscal cliff" deal highlight how the Democrats are continuing to pursue a pro-corporate agenda. January 4, 2013
Behind the rhetoric about promoting democracy, the U.S. government wants new strongmen to counter the revolutions across the Middle East. December 13, 2012
Status at the UN is symbolic at best, but it reflects--as the Gaza cease-fire does even more so--how the Palestinian struggle has gained momentum. December 5, 2012
World politics were shaped by austerity and resistance in 2012 as rulers around the globe continued their drive to make workers pay for the crisis. November 27, 2012
Voters in Election 2012 rejected the Republicans' slash-and-burn approach--but the cuts are coming anyway unless working people mount a resistance. November 15, 2012
Barack Obama won re-election because of a strong turnout by Democratic voters, but it will take struggle to turn the right-wing tide in national politics. November 7, 2012
On the defining issue of U.S. politics--the austerity agenda of cuts, cuts and more cuts--Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree on more than they disagree. November 1, 2012
Millions of people are rightly sickened by the thought of a Romney presidency. But will voting for the "lesser evil" really stop the "greater evil"? October 24, 2012
Yes, their rhetoric is very different--but once you go beyond that, the candidates agree on the main way to produce more jobs: Tax cuts for business. October 17, 2012
