Playing politics with women's lives

Elizabeth Schulte — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Stupak Amendment added to the House health care bill is the latest in a long history of the Democratic Party's betrayals of women's rights.

Struggle heats up in California

Todd Chretien — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Nearly 2,000 students from University of California campuses converged on UCLA to confront officials as they voted for a huge tuition hike.

Vigils for a hate crime victim

Equality Across America — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The gay victim of a terrible crime in Puerto Rico will be honored at vigils held around the country.

Imprisoning a fighter for justice

Lee Sustar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Civil liberties lawyer Lynne Stewart has been ordered to report to prison despite cancer surgery scheduled for December 7.

Vote yes, and keep organizing

Leighton Christiansen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

While U of I grad employees didn't get everything we wanted in our contract, we stood strong on the picket line and won our key demand.

Agents in our mutual liberation

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The history of the disability rights movement underscores the point that self-determination, not charity, is the key to liberation.

Abortion should be health care

Mais Jasser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

If we want truly equal access for a woman's right to choose, we need to fight for abortion services as part of a publicly funded health care system.

Views in brief

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Gaining ground at UPS | A tribute to Chris Harman | The purpose of the death penalty | Wal-Mart never put people first | A Vietnam happening in India

An open letter to Barack Obama

Haidar Eid — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

A Gaza resident asks the president of the United States how he can defend Israel's "security" in the face of the barbarism inflicted on Palestinians.

Grad employees' strike victory at U of I

Julien Ball — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

After just two days of large, spirited picket lines, administrators at the flagship campus of the University of Illinois threw in the towel.

The children of Woody Guthrie

Alexander Billet — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The author of two books on Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash explains why he thinks the idea of making music is a rebellious act.

New Age warriors

Joe Allen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Men Who Stare at Goats takes an oddly tongue-and-cheek look at the U.S. military's many methods of interrogation.

Kick out the killer drones

Josh Karpoff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Nearly 250 protesters from across New York gathered outside an Air Force base near Syracuse to protest the arrival of drone aircraft.

Celebrating an LGBT victory in Washington

Sam Bernstein — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Some 200 people came out in downtown Seattle to celebrate the historic victory of Referendum 71 that confirmed LGBT rights.

The double-digit jobs disaster

Lee Sustar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Obama administration put bankers' bailouts and more spending on the Pentagon before coming to grips with unemployment.

Staff and students strike at UC campuses

Ian Steinman, Melissa Cornelius and James Illingworth — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

A three-day strike and protest by students, staff and faculty began November 18 at campuses in the University of California system.

More than a botched execution

Stanley Howard — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

We live in a society where there are more regulations for euthanizing animals than there are for executing human beings.

Where will they get the troops?

Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

As Washington debates a new surge of troops to Afghanistan, an overstretched military is struggling to meet its deployment numbers.

Time for a sports fan coalition

Dave Zirin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The owners of pro sports teams have gotten public funds for far too long. They have an obligation to hear what we have to say.

Making future reform even harder

Marc Schuler — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Current proposals for health care reform will make insurance companies even richer, and that money will flow back into American politics.

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