Organized jobless: a powerful force
At few times in our nation's history has the cry for jobs - and the need to organize those doing the crying - been more apparent and more possible.
“Neutrality” is bogus
MSNBC’s suspension of Keith Olbermann for contributing to the re-election campaign of Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and two other Democrats has been the occasion for much discussion about the issue of journalistic standards.
Do right by veterans
Veterans face challenges of joblessness, homelessness, and visible and "invisible" injuries - a real tribute means doing right, not right-wing, by them.
Time to end stop-and-frisk policing
Crime rates have dropped, but the unconstitutional, and therefore criminal, harassment of black and brown youth is on the increase. This racial profiling is anti-worker. It must be stopped.
Historic voter mobilization blocks Republican takeover of Illinois
In the face of a horrible economic crisis and torrent of secret outside money, progressive forces blocked a complete takeover of Illinois state government by Republicans.
Wall Street doesn’t hurt when Main Street bleeds
The main sections of capital, like right-wing extremism that does its bidding, are comfortable with a slow-growth economy - but they can be beat.
That's capitalism: the super rich pay zero U.S. taxes
Corporate taxes are not too high - they are way too low. In fact the majority of big corporations operating in the U.S. pay no taxes at all. That's right: zero.
Republican “jobs” plan: tax cuts for the rich
Give a business owner a million dollars a day in "incentives" - if no one is coming into the store, the owner will not create a single new job.
What we can learn from the elections
The "tea party movement" is neither "populist," or new; nor was it as I see it, a major factor inthe GOP victory. So what was?
Blood sport fans racial divisions
This sport perfectly embodies the ruling class ideology, which states that the stronger you are, the more well equipped you are, the better.
