Destruction caused by profit

Paul D'Amato — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Under capitalism, scientists devote more time to finding military applications for scientific discoveries than curing cancer.

Causes of the 1919 race riots

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Blacks faced some of the most vicious aspects of the backlash against working-class militancy after the First World War.

Un revés a la austeridad en UE

Lee Sustar — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Las elecciones en Grecia y Francia señalan una creciente oposición a la austeridad, mientras el colapso en curso de los bancos españoles destaca una crisis económica aún más profunda.

A political blow to austerity in Europe

Lee Sustar — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Elections in Greece and France expressed growing opposition to austerity, while the crumbling Spanish banks highlight a deeper economic crisis.

We have to keep agitating

Ashley Smith — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A former Army officer and State Department official explains how she became one of the best-known antiwar activists.

When will James Earl Rivera Jr. get justice?

Jeffrey Boyette and Ragina Johnson — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Stockton, Calif., police gunned down James Earl Rivera Jr. nearly two years ago--and his family is still fighting for justice.

A closer look at SAFE California

Julien Ball — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

An upcoming referendum raises the hope of ending the death penalty--but also brings up important debates among activists.

Stop treating us like animals

Red Onion State Prison Hunger Strikers — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Prisoners at a notorious Virginia prison have begun a hunger strike against what they say are harsh conditions and abuses.

Licensing the Olympic spirit

Mark Steel — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

With only a few weeks to go before the Olympics, we're at the point where we're told it's almost illegal to not be excited.

A new stage of the resistance in Greece

Ahmed Shawki and Alan Maass — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

With new parliamentary elections set for June 17 and the far-left SYRIZA alliance currently favored to win, a Greek socialist looks at what lies ahead.

Québec students defy government threats

Roger Annis — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Québec student struggle has taken a dramatic turn with the provincial government rushing to adopt a law to break the strike.

Uncovering the other ALECs

Sarah Blaskey and Steve Horn — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ALEC isn't the only "corporate bill mill" that's polluting statehouses and twisting democracy in favor of the rich.

"Blockupying" Frankfurt

Loren Balhorn — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Some 30,000 people protested in Germany's financial capital against the austerity program being imposed on Europe.

Finding facts about stolen land

Brian Ward — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S. government has allowed a United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate the conditions of Native Americans.

The stakes in Egypt's presidential election

Alan Maass — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

An Egyptian socialist explains the players and looks at the backdrop to the first presidential election after the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Repression and dissent in China

David Whitehouse — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The dramatic escape of blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng has thrown a fresh spotlight on China's vast apparatus of repression.

When the state seizes industry

Jason Farbman — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The governments of Argentina and Bolivia are continuing their separate nationalization drives--to the chagrin of the multinationals.

German voters rattle Merkel

Folko Mueller — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party took a beating in a key state election, but the Left Party lost ground, too.

Misplaced honor for a strikebreaker

Dave Riehle — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The posthumous recognition for C. Arthur Lyman is an insult to the Minneapolis Teamsters who struggled for their rights.

Curtailing Turkish workers' rights

Kemal Ulker — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Turkey's governing party wants to broaden anti-union laws to make it impossible for aviation unions to organize legal strikes.

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