Issue 664 | March 7, 2008
Health care in crisis: Health care reform has been at the center stage of the Democratic primaries. But both Hillary Clinton's and Barack Obama's proposals fall short.
More than 200 veterans and active-duty troops from Iraq and Afghanistan will participate in the four-day "Winter Soldier" event in Washington.
: Scott Johnson The foreclosure crisis in Stockton, Calif., is only the latest chapter in the roller-coaster ride the city has been through over the past decade.
Ralph Nader's critique of the Democrats remains true, but the political setting for the 2008 election is different from his previous campaigns.
With regional tensions escalating after the assassination of a rebel leader, protesters plan to honor victims of Colombian state and paramilitary violence.
Israel escalated its horrific war on Gaza with an onslaught of air strikes that killed more than 100 Palestinians in a matter of days.
: Sam Farber Samuel Farber talks to Socialist Worker about the political transition underway in Cuba as Fidel Castro steps down from the presidency.
Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia marks the latest--but not the last--imperialist power play in the Balkans.
Despite Hillary Clinton's March 4 wins, it's better-than-even money that her presidential bid is lost. But the same can't be said for Clintonism.
The Bush administration's calls for Turkey to end its incursion into northern Iraq show the contradiction facing Washington in the region.
The modern state is the state of the dominant class, and its main purpose is to secure the rule of that class.
The Teachers Federation of Puerto Rico went on strike after the government of Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá cancelled their previous contract.
The re-election of the UTLA's reform leadership sends a clear message that members don't want a return of the old guard.
Support the Freightliner Five | Saigon Grill | Portland, Ore., public schools
The family of Sean Bell is finally seeing the New York City cops who shot their son stand trial.
Chicago public schools | Justice for Mumia | UMass-Amherst
At a recent Socialist Worker sale in Oakland, Calif., I had an interesting conversation with a woman who was tabling for Hillary Clinton.
Two hotel workers in San Francisco talk about the rotten conditions they face at work.
Abortion without guilt or apologies | Poverty poisons kids' brains
The Albany Park Theater Project's revival of the award-winning Aquí Estoy (which means "I am here" in Spanish) is quite timely.
For those of us who watch the Oscars for the moment when a winner tells the truth about the real world, the recent ceremonies were a big disappointment.
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