Opinion

  • Quitting the "faux Wal-Mart"

    One employee's horror stories of working at Whole Foods are a reminder that we all deserve a little workplace democracy.

  • Urban rebellions and social change

    Far from being "pointless violence" the Black urban rebellions of the 1960s changed the direction of U.S. politics.

  • From culture war to shooting war

    Norway killer Anders Behring Breivik's conviction that "multiculturalism" is destroying civilization was the tip of the iceberg.

  • The freedom to marry

    Though I know polls show ever-increasing support for same-sex marriage, it's exhilarating to actually experience it.

  • Sacrificing the Earth on the altar of politics

    As global climate change devastates the lives of tens of millions, both Republicans and Democrats are protecting Big Business over the environment.

  • America's deepest closet

    Why does professional sports, such a dominant part of culture, remain so hostile to open participation by LGBT people?

  • Inflicting pain on the sick

    Cuts have to be made, the politicians say. So, let's start by cutting firms whose only purpose seems to be using tax dollars to persecute the disabled.

  • A stake in the heart of the welfare state

    The debt deal between Barack Obama and the Republicans aims to roll back decades of social progress while protecting the interests of the wealthy.

  • A stand to save our schools

    The Save Our Schools march drew thousands of educators and activists to Washington, D.C., to talk about real education reform.

  • Attack dog of the right

    At one time, the idea that Michele Bachmann might be a frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination would have seemed ludicrous. Not today.

  • Learning from being ill

    Sitting with my IV drip, I am struck by all the human labor and ingenuity that come together in this medical moment.

  • The party of which people?

    Obama's turn to the right has shocked supporters, but it's in keeping with the Democrats' history of abandoning workers to serve business interests first.

  • The heads keep on rolling

    As the News of the World scandal unfolds, more crooks are being exposed--from media moguls to government officials.

  • Euro on the brink?

    Europe's debt crisis is slipping out of control, and austerity measures in Greece and other countries have only compounded the problem.

  • The monster behind a media empire

    An ever-widening scandal is engulfing the empire of billionaire Rupert Murdoch--one of the vilest entitles ever to pollute the media landscape.

  • Murdoch's fair-weather critics

    Suddenly, politicians who spent their careers prostrate before media baron Rupert Murdoch are "shocked" at how dreadful the revelations are.

  • Why I'm supporting Bradley Manning

    The son of two victims of U.S. political persecution explains why he has joined the Bradley Manning Support Network.

  • Claiming the Republican agenda as his own

    Turns out the man many expected to revive the New Deal is out to bury it. That's what Barack Obama is up to with his negotiations over the debt ceiling.

  • Substitute teachers for everyone

    When British public-sector workers announced their June 30 strike, parents were asked to do the teaching themselves.

  • Living in public-sector pension luxury

    You might as well say we can't enjoy the luxury of a sewage system since we're flushing 35 percent more than in 1996.

  • From austerity to action

    Greece is only the latest flashpoint in a worldwide resistance to the austerity agenda promoted by political leaders and the business elite.

  • Doubling down on slander

    To defend the ongoing repression of Palestinians, Israel supporters are hurling every false accusation they can think of.

  • Kicking coal out of the classroom

    When Scholastic partnered with the coal industry to market anti-science materials, teachers and environmentalists spoke out.

  • The case for clean energy

    It may seem hard to believe, but it is fully within the means of society to make the dream of alternative energy a green reality.

  • The old architecture of secrecy

    The Bush administration's approach to domestic surveillance was a gung-ho version of earlier executive attitudes toward the FBI.