"Potiche": entertaining film features stars, strikes, class struggle
The delightful Potiche tackles the class war in an extremely entertaining, thought-provoking, funny way.
Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, dies at 90
Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, died at age 90 Jan. 13 from complications of pneumonia. Among his large body of work were important contributions to progressive publications, including the New Masses and People's World.
"Have you left no sense of decency?"
In the midst of the battle in Wisconsin, the Republican Party has revived McCarthyism to attack William Cronon, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Wisconsin.
Leonard Weinglass, defender of civil rights, dies
All lovers of human and civil rights were saddened last week to hear of the passing of the outstanding attorney Leonard Weinglass, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 23.
Defending public radio and TV is a working-class issue
The ultra-right leadership of the House of Representatives has decisively moved to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio and public television. They argue that "conservative taxpayers" should not have to "subsidize liberal media."
Chipotle fires Mexican workers for crime of working
Three months ago the chain that made its fortune selling Mexican food made by Mexican workers fired hundreds of them throughout Minnesota. Their crime was that they worked, but had no immigration papers.
Mergers harm democracy
AT&T announced its intentions to buy T-Mobile. What is to be expected from such a mega-merger?
Tucson's Cesar Chavez march says "Save ethnic studies"
Tucson came out to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez.
Poem of the week: Marge Piercy and workers of the world
Marge Piercy's writing almost always focuses on working class women and wide-ranging social concerns including a lifelong commitment to progressive social change.
AFRICOM and the Libya War
Many African nations, including especially South Africa, expressed qualms about AFRICOM.
