Readers' Views

  • However well-intentioned, a moralistic approach can have profound implications for how adherents of animal rights politics view human oppression. November 6, 2009

  • Other species don't need political rights like the vote, but they absolutely deserve the ability to live out life according to their instincts. November 6, 2009

  • We need a real public option | Puerto Rican workers show the way | The end of an era in music | Why our words matter | Liberation and the disabled November 6, 2009

  • The American people made history in electing Barack Obama--and they expected big reforms instead of the same old America Obama represents. November 4, 2009

  • While I often agree with the criticisms made in articles at SocialistWorker.org, I think this is not the period for polemics. November 4, 2009

  • Forty years since Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities have again had enough. It's time to throw down the glove. November 3, 2009

  • Socialists can say more about the ties between people and animals, and can improve our dialogue with those who see animal cruelty as a motivating issue. October 29, 2009

  • Animals are an oppressed group whose oppression is intertwined with capitalism. And they deserve our recognition of their rights. October 29, 2009

  • Animal oppression demeans us | End the needless killing of animals | Having humility toward nature | More theory on animal rights | The worth of animals October 29, 2009

  • A right-wing initiative to cut taxes in Washington is striking a chord even among some poor people because of the state's regressive tax structure. October 27, 2009

  • Organizers of the AFSCME Council 31 convention made huge blocks of time available to speeches that cheered on the Democrats. October 27, 2009

  • Texas is under fire for the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, but on October 27, it is scheduled to execute Reginald Blanton, despite his claims of innocence. October 23, 2009

  • At a recent event hosted by the Democratic Party, Code Pink spent $30,400 to have a dinner and then a photo-op with President Obama. October 23, 2009

  • Residents of the Mano con Mano colony of Tampico, Mexico, have been violently forced off of their land and their houses have been destroyed. October 14, 2009

  • Barack Obama, who is in the process of waging two wars, is now the recipient of an award that is supposedly reserved for those who have a commitment to peace. October 14, 2009

  • The media response to the case of alleged bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi is producing fear and terror in the Afghan American community. October 7, 2009

  • Thousands of grassroots LGBT activists will come together with one simple demand: "Full equality in all matters of the law, in all 50 states. Now!" October 7, 2009

  • Medical students for choice | Breaking up with capitalism | Politics as usual in Chicago October 7, 2009

  • Conservative lawmakers are latching onto abortion access as a new wedge to drive health care reform even further away from providing care to all. October 2, 2009

  • As many as 100 students, professors and faculty turned out at the last minute at the College of New Jersey to confront two right-wing bigots. October 2, 2009

  • Increased border security won't stop immigrants from entering the U.S., but it does push them into increasingly deadly parts of the borderlands. September 30, 2009

  • The questionable behavior of two ACORN employees is child's play compared to what is legitimized and institutionalized under capitalism. September 30, 2009

  • Even a small portion of the bailout money or the lavish executive bonuses being doled out right now could alleviate so much misery overnight. September 25, 2009

  • It's worth clearing up some confusion about how socialists view a couple of topics--namely torture, war crimes and the Second World War. September 25, 2009

  • For Tom DeLay, the chance to be on Dancing with the Stars is an opportunity to soften his image before his upcoming trial on felony charges. September 23, 2009