Issue 679 | August 29, 2008
: Eric Ruder The ferocity of the fighting in Afghanistan shows that the stakes for the U.S. are getting higher--as are the demands on the U.S. antiwar movement.
: Adam Turl It was hard, but Patricia and Michael Phillips kept up on the monthly $600 rent. So they were shocked when they were told they would be evicted.
: Elizabeth Schulte Anyone can watch the stage-managed convention extravaganzas on television, but to see the real action, you have to pay big bucks for access.
Opponents of the death penalty are celebrating a last-minute ruling that stopped a Texas man from being executed for being in the wrong place.
: Lee Sustar The Bush administration's inability to counter the Russian invasion of Georgia highlights the crisis of U.S. imperialism.
: Snehal Shingavi Cooperation with the U.S. "war on terror" made Pervez Musharraf deeply unpopular in Pakistan.
The expectation of a Democratic sweep hasn't changed since the campaign got underway last year--yet polls show the presidential race is unexpectedly close.
The Democrats should be poised for a landslide victory, but Barack Obama is barely ahead of John McCain going into the Democratic convention. Why?
: Shaun Harkin In a world of wars and imperial conquest, of economic crisis and environmental devastation, the socialist tradition offers a revolutionary alternative.
The countries that have masqueraded as socialist--from the former USSR to China and Cuba--turned the basic tenets of Marxism on their head.
: Darrin Hoop IAM members went on a 28-day strike at Boeing in 2005 and could soon be on the picket line again.
Strikers at the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center are enjoying two well-earned victories in their fight for health care and justice on the job.
Some 200 Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses and supporters turned out for an informational picket called by the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
Hundreds of workers rallied August 21 at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center to demand a decent wage increase.
Some 65 union members and supporters turned out to picket an anti-union event being held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Harvard Square.
Immigrant rights activists are coming together to prevent the deportations of workers from the French Gourmet Bakery.
Activists gathered in San Francisco to march to the ICE headquarters to demand an end to attacks on immigrants.
The murder of an unarmed African American man by police is exposing the deep flaws in Oakland's recent police hiring spree.
Joseph Nevins' new book traces the economic and political developments that have compelled so many Mexicans to migrate to the U.S. and have made the journey so dangerous.
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