Readers' Views

  • The history of the disability rights movement underscores the point that self-determination, not charity, is the key to liberation. November 20, 2009

  • If we want truly equal access for a woman's right to choose, we need to fight for abortion services as part of a publicly funded health care system. November 20, 2009

  • Gaining ground at UPS | A tribute to Chris Harman | The purpose of the death penalty | Wal-Mart never put people first | A Vietnam happening in India November 20, 2009

  • Current proposals for health care reform will make insurance companies even richer, and that money will flow back into American politics. November 18, 2009

  • While the TV show Glee appears to be about diversity, it sinks to the worst tokenism by keeping its "different" characters on the margins. November 18, 2009

  • Like any other struggle, the key is not to focus on how the oppressed are different from their oppressors, but how are they similar. November 18, 2009

  • Animals certainly deserve decent treatment, but to compare that to human liberation is misunderstanding what human liberation means. November 12, 2009

  • The story of hard times for millions is closely interwoven with those of desperate individuals lashing out in acts of violence. November 12, 2009

  • Management was caught off guard when San Francisco hotel workers announced a three-day strike at the downtown crown jewel, the Grand Hyatt. November 11, 2009

  • Life for UPS workers isn't like the company motto says, "UPS Delivers." Actually it's quite the opposite. November 11, 2009

  • Look at a store-finder map of the Wal-Marts in Kansas City, Kan., and you'll see they form a ring around the poorest areas. November 11, 2009

  • 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

  • Forty years since Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities have again had enough. It's time to throw down the glove. November 4, 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

  • 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