A veteran activist and leading organizer of the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., talks about the struggles of the past and those still ahead. September 11, 2009
Barack Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan has parallels with a previous U.S. war that raise the question: Is this Obama's Vietnam? September 9, 2009
A woman who challenged the Republican National Committee chairman on health care at a Howard University speech explains why she spoke out. September 8, 2009
If there's any idea worth rethinking, it's Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's claim that our needs are best met through the unfettered free market. September 3, 2009
My recent encounter with Britain's National Health Service was a stark contrast with the U.S.--and exposed all the right's lies about socialized medicine. September 2, 2009
There are new revelations about torture during the Bush years--but those who approved it may never stand trial if the Obama administration has its way. September 1, 2009
Ted Kennedy is being remembered as a liberal stalwart--but also as a bipartisan dealmaker ready to set ideals aside. Those were always two sides of the same coin. August 28, 2009
Dahr Jamail's new book The Will to Resist takes a closer look at the struggles of U.S. soldiers who oppose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. September 1, 2009
The floodgates were opened to private control over education in Los Angeles with a school board vote to authorize opening up over 250 schools to bidding. August 31, 2009
Marxists reject the idea that history is made by charismatic "great men." But that doesn't mean they view individuals as cogs in the machine. September 11, 2009
The rich have a simple solution to the California budget crisis: Make workers, the poor, children and the elderly pay. We propose our own simple solution. September 8, 2009
A group of Oregon physicians calling themselves the Mad As Hell doctors is getting ready for a cross-country tour to demand real health care reform. September 1, 2009
The idea that the California State University Board of Trustees somehow acted "responsibly" when they voted for cuts and fee increases is ridiculous. September 1, 2009
Immigrants took to the streets in Chicago and LA to put pressure on the Obama administration to stop policies that target immigrant workers. September 10, 2009
Some 1,200 members of UNITE HERE Local 2 and their supporters convened in the heart of San Francisco as the workers' contracts expired. September 8, 2009
Veteran LGBT rights activist Cleve Jones spoke to crowds in Chicago and Madison, Wis., to make the case for the National Equality March. September 4, 2009
