Issue 659 | January 25, 2008
Race and racism have emerged at the heart of the Democratic presidential campaign. But they have always been beneath the surface of U.S. politics.
A new report on Iraqi deaths in the New England Journal of Medicine doesn't begin to tell the whole story.
Bush's plan to "save" the economy: Financial markets plunged in the U.S. and around the world in an abject rejection of Bush's plan for an economic stimulus package.
Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign electrified U.S. politics. But the prospects for an independent presidential challenge are very different this year.
: Jen Roesch Jamie Lynn Spears' statement that she was "shocked" she could become pregnant says a lot about the ignorance about sex forced on American teenagers.
: Donna Smith Donna Smith, a victim of the health care system featured in the film Sicko, talks to Socialist Worker about the struggle for health care rights for all.
Some 4,000 college students in Arizona have been denied in-state tuition because they didn't prove they were legal residents or U.S. citizens.
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza, forcing a shutdown of the only electricity plant and sparking fears of an acute public health emergency.
: Kiama Kaara A Kenyan activist explains the background to the violence and political crisis that erupted over the stolen presidential election.
The dueling of the candidates masks the awkward truth that the two Democratic frontrunners agree on much more than they disagree on.
A collection of liberal antiwar groups has retreated from a campaign to get Congress to cut funding for the U.S. war on Iraq.
Rank-and-file organization is needed in unions to overcome the limits of the union leadership.
Twelve weeks into the Writers Guild strike, indications are that negotiations between the union and the Hollywood producers may resume.
Racists march in Jena | Rights for immigrant detainees | NYC protest for Palestinian rights | Protesting CIGNA in Chicago
: Marlene Martin Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation in December 17, 2007 making New Jersey the fourteenth state without the death penalty.
Turned down for health care | What kind of "change?" | Media and the elections
The Nanny Diaries is filled with many pleasant surprises, the most important being that it's a Hollywood comedy that's actually funny.
Charlie Wilson's War is well made--which is why it's important to say that this is a thoroughly reactionary film from beginning to end.
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