Out of mouths of babes: "It seems like police are about to go to war with the people"
The determined will of the people to stop police crimes erupted in organized mass protest and cries of "no justice no peace!" Stop police from racially profiling and murdering people.
Myths of capitalism: the myth of scarcity
We are faced with a choice of who will pay to rebuild our infrastructure, educate our children, and transition to a green economy.
How does it feel to be a problem?
The question, "How does it feel to be a problem?" is asked of black Americans in different forms and actions by our society every day.
Norman Hodgett, 82: Fighter for peace, economic justice, and equality
Activists are mourning the loss of Norman Hodgett, who died in New York August 9. He leaves behind his beloved Kathy Rutkowsky and countless friends and comrades.
Wrong way on Iraq
President Obama, while saying U.S. airstrikes would be limited in scope, also called it "a long-term project" - that is alarming, opening the door for further disasters.
Ending violence must be our passion
We can barely turn in any direction without encountering violence of one kind or another. It is a pervasive presence in our lives and the lives of people worldwide.
Ukraine, “Morning Joe,” and the new Cold War
Over the past few weeks the American people have been served up a steady stream of words and images by the major media about the conflict in the Ukraine.
"Bourgeois politics" and the mature left
An immediate challenge for anybody who cares about the future of our democracy is the elections this fall: Whichever side wins will have a leg up on the 2016 presidential race.
Upon the fire of war, Netanyahu's government pours gasoline
War is a human disaster: Not only due to the victims, but also because it brings in plain view many evil and ugly phenomena: violence, racism, nationalist zeal.
For Native rights, equality and voice in labor movement: Council FIRE
Native Americans deserve a chance at the American Dream. If any group of people is left behind, then we all lose.
