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Kagarlitsky: France's Electoral Guillotine
May 03, 2012
French society is changing. The old political parties are rapidly losing credibility, and the public is putting ever greater pressure on the government
Street: Three May Day Meanings
May 02, 2012
The signs of hardship have intensified under Barack Obama
Swanson: Confessions of a Drone
May 01, 2012
They told me I was the best, better than any human. I didn't hesitate. I didn't flinch. I didn't think
Shah: Revenge of the Microbes
Apr 30, 2012
The sad truth is that each wonder drug we’ve thrown at malaria—and every other infectious disease—has fallen to drug-resistant pathogens
Chomsky: May Day
Apr 29, 2012
The struggle continues to celebrate May Day not as a day rooted in organizing and working for a better future for the whole of society
Landau: The Last Summit – Thank God
Apr 28, 2012
Washington has removed disobedient, albeit democratically elected governments, and replaced them with obedient but human rights violating military regimes
Pilger: You Are All Suspects Now
Apr 27, 2012
A state of permanent war has been launched by the United States and a police state is consuming western democracy
Schechter: The Inequality That Ate American Democracy
Apr 26, 2012
We can all expect to lose because economics (and inequality) guides and trumps politics
Bond: South Africa’s Financial Intercourse
Apr 25, 2012
It’s South Africa’s turn for a new moral regeneration campaign, but this time one that takes seriously the challenge of economic liberation
Taylor: Occupy the Justice Department
Apr 24, 2012
Both Trayvon and Mumia will be represented by scores of activists converging on Washington, D.C., on April 24, in an “Occupy the Justice Department” event
Schechter: “Spring Trained” For May Day
Apr 23, 2012
Can this relatively new movement pull off an ambitious General Strike to shut down a city like New York?
Flaherty: Gulf Residents Fear for the Future
Apr 22, 2012
In the aftermath of the spill, BP flooded the Gulf with nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants
Kelly: Afghan Screams Aren’t Heard
Apr 21, 2012
The military and militant apparatus does not have human ears. It has bombs
Landau: Get Serious About Syria
Apr 20, 2012
Washington’s “humanitarian” assistance fund for Syria escalated into “non-lethal” aid
Kagarlitsky: Protest Genie Is Out of the Bottle
Apr 19, 2012
This discontent will inevitably be directed against the government itself as soon as it implements its programs
Zirin: 25 Years Since Al Campanis Shocked Baseball
Apr 18, 2012
The Campanis lesson for Major League Baseball hasn’t been to take on racism in the sport, but find executives who can smile for the camera and talk a cat out of a tree
Schechter: Media Coverage of Elections
Apr 17, 2012
Our media coverage plays as intense a role in undermining democracy as the relative handful of wealthy donors who now dominate and finance our politics
Madar: What the Laws of War Allow
Apr 16, 2012
Do the WikiLeaks war logs reveal war crimes -- or the poverty of international law?
Hawkins: Teachers Plan Comeback
Apr 15, 2012
Teachers in British Columbia are planning their next moves after legislators in the Canadian province forced them back to work after three days on strike
May 04, 2012
Six grueling months remain until the November election