16,000 marched on Wisconsin's capital fighting for democracy
A country's attitude toward its unions is a good measure of their attitude toward democracy - their real attitude toward true democracy.
Obama’s budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
Budget cuts must be fought
While far better than the GOP's right-wing wrecking ball budget, the president's budget unfortunately finds savings in cutting assistance to help poor and working people and keep them warm.
Right wing nuts are slipping in the polls
Republican claims that they have an overwhelming majority mandate do not square with the polls.
Social Security victory shows organizing is the way
The struggle to protect Social Security from the Republicans and the Fiscal Reform Commission won a victory in President Obama's State of the Union address, and there's a lesson here.
What Frederick Douglass tells us about today
Frederick Douglass was one of the great people’s leaders of the 19th century. And yet his towering intellect and multifaceted political experience have been insufficiently appreciated.
Not everybody is sacrificing: In Kentucky the rich take care of their own
The differences between the ruling class and the working class are extreme. And The reality of the U.S. class system is alive in Kentucky.
Reagan celebration: No mugs on Mount Rushmore, please
We are now celebrating the anniversary of Ronald Reagan, who, if the corporate press is anything to go by, came down from heaven exactly 100 years ago to save us all.
Too many teachers reject or ignore evolution
These problem teachers - who openly flout the law - aren't discussed by Fox News or right-wing politicians.
The real Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday
In 1984 Ronald Reagan proclaimed it was "Morning in America." But many of us knew that in reality he was ramrodding wage-cut policies that busted unions, undermined New Deal programs, and deregulated the banks and corporations.
