Song and struggle: "Hold the Fort"
With its pro-union and military themes and its emphasis on solidarity, the song reflected the experience of the embattled working class.
The Freedom Rides turn 50
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, which contributed mightily to breaking the back of legal segregation in the South.
$5.00 per gallon at pump, $5 million per hour at Exxon Mobil
Millions of Americans are learning the new math: corporate economics.
Superman: Truth and justice for all, not just the U.S.
To say the least, Superman always meant more to me than just fighting for "truth, justice and the American way." Recently he proved that.
GOP strategy: limit voting rights
In 33 Republican-governed states, new laws have been proposed or enacted that make voter laws much stricter.
Texas legislature offers grim solutions
There's cheerful news, sort of, for those frustrated Texans who have completely given up.
Budget in context
What's the budget debate about? Obama put the question of "how to balance the budget" in the context of "what kind of country will we be?"
Song and struggle: “The Internationale"
This is the first installment of what is intended to be a series on the rich left-wing musical tradition.
Obama, Trump and the new racism of the right
From Oklahoma's Sally Kern to Donald Trump, it would appear that the party of Lincoln has become the party of John Wilkes Booth.
Capitalism bad for the environment, says book
Specific themes and topics of the book include the anti-nuclear movement and the needed unification of environmentalists and unions.
