Issue 698 | June 5, 2009
: Holly Lewis A soldier at Fort Hood is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan--and being as public as possible about it, in the hopes of inspiring others to follow him.
: Adam Turl An examination of the 10 richest Americans reveals a rogue's gallery of serial polluters, budget-slashers, CIA contractors, union-busters and right-wing nuts.
: John Henning, Kip Williams and Sherry Wolf SocialistWorker.org asked a group of activists and writers for their views on the movement for marriage equality, and where it should go next.
: Elizabeth Schulte Conservatives are in an uproar over Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. But maybe it's liberals who should be concerned.
Fewer then six months into the new administration, we're finding out that beneath the rhetoric of "change" lies more continuity than many expected.
The pro-choice movement's steady retreat has allowed a small but dedicated army of zealots to transform the political terrain against abortion.
: Dennis Kosuth China's Tiananmen Square revolt challenged a government that claimed to stand for socialism, but in reality ruled over an exploitative and oppressive system.
: Adam Turl Corporate America is increasingly confident that it will defeat the most "controversial" parts of proposed pro-union legislation.
: Adrienne Johnstone A reform group in the San Francisco teachers union took 41 percent of the vote for top union positions in an election marked by low turnout.
Two buses of Stella D'oro strikers and supporters left the Bronx on May 11 to take their fight to corporate headquarters.
More than 200 union members and supporters rallied to demand that Congress pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
Hundreds of workers and students confronted the University of Washington Board of Regents May 28 over plans for budget cuts.
In an outpouring of anger and grief, hundreds of abortion rights supporters came out in several cities following the murder of Dr. George Tiller.
One hundred protesters came out to witness preliminary hearings in the trial of ex-BART officer Johannes Mehserle for killing Oscar Grant.
San Francisco State University students, faculty and staff rallied May 14 to protest layoffs and school fee increases.
A new study provides further evidence for the case in favor of "everybody in, nobody out" single-payer health care reform.
: Ashley Smith A new book explains how--and why--liberals and some leftists have become willing supporters of imperialism.
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