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A tale of two earthquakes?

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

Much has been made of the differences between the disasters in Haiti and Chile, but the similarities in the way human need comes last are striking.

The anti-abortionists' cynical ploy

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

A new campaign focusing on the "crisis" of Black women's abortions is just the latest attempt to control the reproductive choices of women of color.

In defense of our school

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

One of the fired teachers at a Rhode Island school speaks out about the attack on public education at her school and across the U.S.

I call it demanding your rights

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

A librarian at a California college and participant in the March 4 Day of Action defends the struggle from the complaints of a Wall Street Journal commentator.

Justice means being anti-Zionist

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

It has become accepted to label those opposed to the actions of the Israeli government as "anti-Semitic" or "anti-Jewish." This notion should be dispelled.

Views in brief

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00pm

Time for a change in SEIU | Justice for Kevin Kaigler | The right's assault on campus | Whose right to sexual "freedom"?

Greece in the eye of the storm

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00pm

The Greek government's announcement of new austerity measures provoked a storm of protest, including a 24-hour general strike on March 11.

Children imprisoned by Israel

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00pm

Ten-year-old Amir al-Mohtaseb was captured and put behind bars by Israeli authorities--a practice that is all too common in the Occupied Territories.

Invictus in reverse

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00pm

South Africa's government is trying to camouflage every conflict to present the image of a united nation to the world for the World Cup tournament.

The heart of country music

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00pm

Crazy Heart, the film about fictitious singer/songwriter Bad Blake, displays all the contradictions that are at the heart of country music.

Portland teachers' contract holds the line

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00pm

After a 19-month struggle that included protests and pickets, teachers in Oregon's biggest city beat back major concessions.

Out of touch and on the take

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

The sleaze just keeps emerging from the corridors of power in the "world's greatest democracy"--and it's thoroughly bipartisan.

Accidental activists and the left

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

After years of organizing in isolation from broader forces, leftists must recognize the early shoots of radicalism for what they are: buds of hope.

How the EPA went easy on coal

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

A new study shows how the EPA has underreported the severity of coal ash waste pollution and its threat to human and environmental health.

Proud to be an embarrassment

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

The president of Hunter College publicly berated me for not having "my facts straight." But her real problem is I do know my facts--and how to use them.

Seattle forum on LGBT justice

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

Seventy people turned out for a panel discussion on "ENDA Now" on the importance of fighting for legal protections for LGBT workers.

Challenging an anti-gay conference

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:00pm

Members of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality protested an anti-gay conference held at the Skyline Church.

Sweeping victory for SEIU reformers

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:00pm

One of the newly elected officers of SEIU Local 1021 describes the rise of a reform movement that's shaking up the entire union.

Obama does Bush one better

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:00pm

How could Obama condemn George Bush for imprisoning foreigners without legal process, but then issue executive orders for the killing of Americans?

For a movement that unites us

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:00pm

Hunter College activists respond to attempts by administrators and by a group of protesters to limit expression during the March 4 Day of Action.