
Latest figures show slowing economic recovery
Hopefully, the weather this weekend will be a lot better than the economic news.

Chicago Bears preview: offense needs work
In a couple of weeks the Bears will play their first game of the 2010 NFL season.
Marxism, truth, lies and politics
There are so many lies being churned out by the ultra-right corporate propaganda machine.

Policing by skin color
Nearly 9 out of 10 people in New York City charged in marijuana arrests are Black or Latino, even though whites are the heaviest users of pot.

Latin America rejects neoliberalism
It would be hard to avoid admiring this ground-breaking documentary.

Why working in the fields is no laughing matter
Recently, Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers, appeared on Comedy Central's Steven Colbert Report to encourage U.S. workers to take jobs in agriculture.

Shining the light of “The New Colossus” into Arizona
Two things about immigration are assured this coming week.

“Inception” has viewers guessing ― dreams vs. reality
From beginning to end "Inception" has viewers guessing about what's real and what's not.

July 26, Cuba: absolved by history
July 26, 1953 was the start of the movement to overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista -- and the Cuban Revolution.
Sherrod, Obama, and the strength of roots
How would members of the Obama administration have reacted to racist pressure from the Deep South in the early '60s?

