Erwin Marquit, 89: a lifelong communist
Marquit was in the audience listening at the 30th Convention of the CPUSA when John Bachtell paid tribute to Party members who had died since the previous convention.
Emanuel re-elected, but progressives are real winners
The reawakening of a broad-based progressive coalition will have political consequences well beyond this election, through new electoral infrastructure.
Strange convergence: Billie Holiday and Ethel Rosenberg at 100
They were each born into poverty six months and a hundred miles apart.
Indiana "religious freedom" bill: bad for state and my family
"It appalls me that our legislators used my tax dollars to create, lobby for, and now defend a law that opens the door for discrimination against gays and lesbians."
Selma, then and now: reflections on an American story
Selma 1965 represents the worst and best of America: our home-grown terrorism and abuses of power, AND the immense courage and persistence that can bring about change.
Chuy Garcia and the right to a city
What was supposed to have been a waltz into a second term for Emanuel has turned into a fight for his political life with challenger and longtime progressive Latino leader Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
TPP-ing the economy: Is new trade pact “NAFTA on steroids?”
Unless you've spent the winter lost on the Pacific Crest Trail, you know that middle-class incomes have slipped again.
State of Silicon Valley 2015: A tale of two Americas
"If Silicon Valley were a country, it'd be sixth in the world in GDP per capita."
Why black and brown lives matter for all lives
On Feb. 20, a police officer shot and killed Mexican national Rubén García Villalpando on the side of a highway outside Dallas.
Senate stalling on Lynch nomination is "unconscionable"
The tea party is holding Lynch's confirmation hostage.
