While President Obama has been preoccupied with frantically positioning himself as a centrist capable of slashing the deficit, his…
Fight for California DREAM Act Not Over Even As AB 130 Becomes Law
The California DREAM Act is now law after Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 130 on Monday afternoon, but undocumented…
CAN someone please remind us why the Democrats are so often called “the party of the people?” There’s Social…
Congrats to the Gang of Six, the Powerful, the Wealthy, and Multinational Corporations
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On the Morality of Pie-Throwing
How is it that despite thousands of people in the streets of Sanaa, Casablanca, Bissau and Rangoon, the top…
‘Bodies on the Streets’ in Syrian Crackdown
Human rights activists and residents of Homs, Syria’s third largest city, are reporting intense gunfire as security forces conduct…
Chicago Unions Resist Mayor Emanuel’s ‘Threat’
With only a few exceptions, Chicago union leaders did not support Rahm Emanuel when he was elected mayor of…
The Historic Meaning of Austerity as the Policy Response to Global Capitalist Crisis
We will examine the “austerity” policies being used to manage the ongoing capitalist crisis. We will focus equally on…
How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East: Washington’s Singular Accomplishment
In the method, there is madness; in the comedy, nightmare; in the tragedy, farce. And despite everything, there’s still…
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