Birth control is not attack on religion
The Obama administration made the right move when it mandated that all employers be required to offer free family planning services to women through their insurance plans.
Media and power
Canadian sociologist Jeffery Klaehn has put together a penetrating collection of essays dealing with the political economy of the mass media spanning a broad range of topics.
Ron Paul, "progressive"?
Paul stands against workers' rights and unions in every form and stands up for the "right" of corporations to rule "freely" over "their" workforce.
Super solidarity over Super Bowl weekend
While the spotlight was on the Super Bowl, workers across Indianapolis took to the streets to protest the outrages happening to working people.
Israel’s war on democracy (and why Americans should care)
Israel has always presented itself as "an oasis of democracy in a sea of despotism," an outpost of pluralism surrounded by tyranny.
Scott Walker's tangled web
Walker is gaining a reputation for assembling the motliest crew in modern memory to place their greasy hands on the levers of power, as the Wisconsin media reports one scandal after another.
Movies you might have missed: "Thieves' Highway"
One noir film that dealt with explicitly working-class issues was Thieves' Highway (1949) starring Richard Conte in perhaps his finest role.
Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: another attack on women
It's disturbing that the Komen Foundation has bowed to the Republican right in pulling its funding for Planned Parenthood's breast cancer prevention services.
Romney says he’s “not concerned” about the “very poor”
He expressed his cavalier attitude towards the poor - who, when we count the many millions of working poor, amount to half the country.
Demand Congress cut the military budget
Congressional Republicans are attempting to undo cuts to the military budget. You can take action.
