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
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