Readers' Views

  • In honor of Black History Month, I'd like to briefly highlight two Black socialists, Lucy Parsons and A. Phillip Randolph. February 7, 2012

  • The simplest explanation of the available evidence is that there was a historical Jesus whose life was the basis for the later myths. February 7, 2012

  • I want to encourage Oakland teachers to continue to support Occupy and provide an account of what happened on January 28. February 2, 2012

  • My heart breaks over comments that if teachers just believed in their students, they could bring them out of poverty. February 2, 2012

  • Mexico's elections this coming July could mark an escalation of violence or a turning point for one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners. February 2, 2012

  • Chicago marginalizes dissent | A dictator in Chicago | Did Jesus exist? | Time for citizen journalists January 31, 2012

  • There are many things the 99 percent can do to affect this corrupt society, but very few of them center around the ballot box. January 26, 2012

  • It makes no sense to shy away from challenging corporate power in the electoral arena, while calling for such challenges in other ways. January 24, 2012

  • Sen. Dick Durbin, who has taken millions from the entertainment industry, is a cosponsor of legislation to restrict Internet freedom. January 24, 2012

  • A SocialistWorker.org article about the controversy following a Seattle labor solidarity meeting missed the mark. January 23, 2012

  • Occupy has diagnosed the ailments of the American political system, but it hasn't yet prescribed any cures. January 19, 2012

  • The same mayor and city council pushing austerity on Chicagoans are also planning to prevent people from speaking out. January 19, 2012

  • Leftists who support Ron Paul are ignoring the right-wing libertarianism that drives the policies he wants to implement. January 17, 2012

  • In a world run by libertarian Ron Paul, no worker would be safe from abuses on the job. January 17, 2012

  • If University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman was serious about states investing in higher education, Occupy UM wouldn't have to mic-check the regents. January 10, 2012

  • Activists holding a meeting at a former community garden in the Bronx were arrested for "obstructing the sidewalk." January 5, 2012

  • The man who once promised to close Guantánamo Bay has betrayed us by authorizing the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. January 5, 2012

  • Decriminalizing medical marijuana would be an important step in ending the "war on drugs," but it won't go far enough. December 13, 2011

  • The importance of Longview | Boycotts and Christmas | The need for socialist ideas at Occupy | Speaking up against the 1 percent December 13, 2011

  • The people of Burma deserve democracy and human rights, but they don't need "reforms" that are prescribed or imposed by U.S. politicians. December 8, 2011

  • The imagination we identify with the Occupy movement is what brings humor and grace to political actions against consumerism. December 8, 2011

  • Marian Price has devoted her entire life to ending British rule in Northern Ireland. In return, she has been jailed and force fed by the government. December 6, 2011

  • Mobilizing rank-and-file workers to join the Occupy movement is crucial for bringing the social power of the working class to the fight. December 1, 2011

  • I was one of the more than 200 people arrested when New York police evicted Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park. November 29, 2011

  • The Occupy movement has spread across the U.S., to cities and towns, large and small--including Everett, Wash. November 29, 2011