Issue 703 | August 13, 2009
: Adam Turl and Alan Maass The mainstream news is filled with happy talk about economic recovery--but that's not the reality for those of us who aren't Wall Street executives.
: Nicole Colson A terrible spree of violence committed by soldiers based at Fort Carson in Colorado is casting a spotlight on the dehumanizing effects of war.
: Holly Lewis Spc. Victor Agosto faced a summary court-martial last week for his refusal to deploy to Afghanistan--but to his supporters, it was the war itself that was on trial.
: Elizabeth Schulte The arguments that raged half a century ago in the lead-up to the founding of Medicare echo through to today's debate over health care reform.
: Sherry Wolf The newest version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act promises legal protection for LGBT people, but the future of this legislation is far from certain.
: Leela Yellesetty A Seattle homeless community is asking for solidarity as it tries to keep from being evicted from the latest of many locations.
: Lee Sustar Sections of the U.S. left are backing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his drive to crush pro-democracy protests.
The health care industry could never get away with selling the proposals masquerading as "reform" in Washington. That's what Democrats are for.
If a famous African American academic can get hauled off to jail in minutes, what chance do working-class and poor African American men have?
: Adam Turl The Industrial Workers of the World based itself on the idea of industrial unionism--of organizing all workers together, regardless of skills, craft, sex, nationality or race.
Anti-imperialists don't pick and chose what countries to defend against the U.S., but we also should not allow ourselves to ignore the nature of regimes like that in Iran.
Activists gave the Holiday Inn a black eye on July 31 as 150 people gathered for a solidarity rally organized by UNITE HERE Local 2850.
Eight months after the deadly shooting of Oscar Grant III by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer, supporters are still demanding an independent civilian police review board.
One thousand people rallied in Washington to demand single-payer health care on July 30, the 44th anniversary of Medicare.
More than 100 labor and community activists rallied in front of Portland's Baghdad Theater on July 30 to demand a single-payer health care system.
Some 100 people gathered in New York City's Jackson Heights to protest recent attacks on two transgender women.
More than 100 health care activists gathered in New York City to organize for a single-payer national health care plan.
In Chicago's largely Latino Pilsen neighborhood, a pro-immigrant mural was defaced by racist graffiti in late July.
Despite its local status as a liberal haven, Cambridge is no exception to racism in America.
: Sarah Knopp Patrick Finn's Literacy with an Attitude is essential reading for any teacher, student or parent interested in transforming the way children are educated.
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