Unemployed workers face the Grinch
As the holiday season approaches, it's Grinch time for unemployed workers and their families, thanks to congressional Republicans.
2010 elections continue 1960s battles
This election and the rage connected to it (racist and anti-immigrant especially) are traceable to the 1960s and the right-wing class warfare that followed.
CPUSA leader: Vote and build the movement
Jarvis Tyner, national executive vice-chair CPUSA, spoke in Detroit recently on the need to for left and progressive minded people to help insure a huge voter turnout for the midterm election.
Stunning films from China to Wall Street
Recommended films: the thrilling Chinese "Aftershock," the emotionally powerful "ANPO: Art X War," "Client 9," and the latest by John Sayles.
“The Backlash”: eye-opening field trip to the far right
"The Backlash" takes us on a trip to the strip-malls, mountain hollows and exurban living rooms where reactionary populism takes root and grows.
Poem of the week: Pat Mora's "Legal Alien"
This poem, "Legal Alien," captures an important quality of our evolving and emerging multi-national, multi racial and multi-ethnic culture.
A lot at stake for immigrant rights on Nov. 2
The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skin but don't have papers. The punditry would have us believe that supporting rights for immigrants is "political suicide" in this election year.
When Republicans ruled: a 2010 voter guide
Let's not condemn ourselves to repeat the past because of short-term memory loss.
In Illinois, vote "no" on recall and defend democracy
Proponents say the constitutional amendment is an added check and balance. Sounds democratic, but is it really?
Michelle Obama shows power of women's vote
A recent event with First Lady Michelle Obama was a reminder of how powerful the women's vote is, how hard the fight was to win it and why it's so important to use it.
