Front page from March 2, 2011

Get ready for talk of a federal government shutdown because of differences over the budget to drag on for weeks.

Egyptian socialists send solidarity greetings to socialists in the U.S.--and the message that another world is possible.

New attacks on public schools in New York City have sparked a growing movement against the neoliberal plan for public education.

Veteran Ray McGovern was violently removed from a Hillary Clinton speech for the "crime" of turning his back to her.

There is a lot in the air in Wisconsin: justice, solidarity, struggle, dignity, determination, generosity. You see it and breathe it everywhere.

Police intimidation, lies and political maneuvers couldn't drive out the core of demonstrators occupying the "people's house" in Madison, Wis.

Madison was the site of a massive mobilization to defend union rights, as the movement debated whether to maintain its occupation of the state Capitol.

I had the opportunity to spend a day in Madison, participating in the occupation of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

Thousands of people are faced with big pay cuts and losing union rights, but everyone is smiling and feeling like we're part of something important.

An Egyptian labor advocate sends solidarity to the struggle in Wisconsin against Scott Walker's assault on unions.

The movement that electrified the country with its opposition to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's anti-labor assault needs to step up the fight to win.

Officials in Providence, R.I., have announced the mass firing of all 1,926 teachers in Providence schools, effective at the end of the school year.

The experience of one teacher in New York City raises questions about how ratings are handed out under the current school regime.

Socialists in the U.S. stand with activists in Zimbabwe arrested for the "crime" of attending a political meeting.

U.S. unionists are joining Egyptians in welcoming the fall of a dictator--and calling for support for real democracy.

The Workers World Party and Party for Socialism and Liberation have refused to stand with the Libyan people in their revolt against a dictator.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has named two Muslim players as co-winners of its "most courageous" award.

In the early years of the 20th century, the ideas of socialism began to reach a mass audience in the U.S., leading to the growth of the Socialist Party.

During their strike in 1981, air traffic controllers took on Ronald Reagan--and Corporate America's determination to bust federal unions.

The U.S. elite has clung to a vision of the "Old South" that included mint juleps, Southern belles and happy slaves. The reality is exactly the opposite.

Reading a little Hegel can provide a richer appreciation for how Karl Marx developed his own revolutionary theories.

Eugene V. Debs is probably the most famous American socialist--and he became a socialist through the lessons he learned at work and in struggle.

Despite the hype, Whole Foods is not what it is cracked up to be. Never have I been treated so poorly at any job.

The cuts planned by both Democrats and Republicans will hit workers and the poor the hardest, despite talk of "shared sacrifice."

If we fail in Wisconsin to kill Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill, similar policies will be coming soon to a state near you.

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An estimated 70,000 demonstrators showed up to the sixth consecutive day of protests to denounce Gov. Scott Walker's brutal budget bill.

Hip-hop's role as a soundtrack to recent revolutions speaks to what makes the form so popular all over the planet.