“I’ll sit out the 2016 elections”: really?
Announcements by candidates running for president are coming fast and furious; the 2016 election campaign has begun.
St. Louis single mom swept into office on winds of change
"We ran a positive campaign. We kept it focused on the issues and the residents of Ward 20 responded. Democracy is the real winner in this campaign."
Chicago’s mayoral election: A tale of two cities
Emanuel's narrative was that he is leading the city in the right direction, making hard decisions. Chuy challenged this narrative as not being enough.
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.
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."
Netanyahu, Boehner, and hypocrisy on Iran
It was a spectacle that had few if any parallels in the modern history of nations.
More military force is not the answer
President Obama's request to authorize use of military force against the so-called Islamic State opens unhappy comparisons with earlier misguided U.S. military ventures.
James Raines, 40; member of CPUSA and fearless organizer
It was James's life experiences - the economic hardship and decline of the post-industrial era - that led him to socialism and compelled him to care for those around him.
Obama and the politics of outrage
Some of the commentary from the left on President's Obama's recent State of the Union address struck me as too negative, even cynical in a few instances.
A radical third party? I agree!
"We need a labor-led third party in this country" is a refrain I hear more and more. It's a sentiment I agree with wholeheartedly!
