Karl Marx's critique of capitalism seems prophetic today, but his economic analysis can't be separated from his vision of a revolutionary new society.
May 11, 2009
The swine flu outbreak has exposed the absence--even in the U.S., and certainly in poor countries--of any capacity to deal with a pandemic of any kind. May 8, 2009
Whole Foods' corporate leaders claim to operate according to a "mission" that promotes social responsibility. But something sinister lurks beneath the surface. May 7, 2009
United Teachers Los Angeles members are getting ready to walk the picket line for one day in a fight against planned layoffs of 4,000 teachers. May 6, 2009
A surge of violence in Iraq shows the continuing conflicts lying just below the surface--and could shake up U.S. plans to shift forces to Afghanistan. May 4, 2009
The Bush administration torture memos give the grisly details of a sick system, but it's not the first time the U.S. government carried out such barbarism. April 30, 2009
More than 700 health care union workers and activists met in San Francisco April 25 to formally launch the National Union of Healthcare Workers. May 7, 2009
Attention is settling on the possible role of the factory farming system in the swine flu outbreak--specifically, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods. May 6, 2009
The documentary Slingshot Hip Hop tells the story of the struggles of Palestinians through the music of Arab rap artists inside Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. April 23, 2009
Some liberals and leftists are rushing to defend right-wing speakers after recent protests on the grounds that protesters were violating "free speech." May 1, 2009
Some 250 students and faculty walked out of classes April 22 at City College of New York in Harlem to protest looming tuition increases. April 28, 2009
Over 250 students walked out of class and rallied at University of California-Santa Cruz to oppose cuts that are sweeping the UC system. April 28, 2009
