The U.S. military can indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without trial--that's the latest of our "inalienable rights" sacrificed by the Democrat in the White House.
: Frank Couget
Congress delayed a vote on legislation that could result in some 120,000 layoffs of postal workers--but plans for massive cuts remain.
: Shaun Harkin
Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation that would turn Indiana into an anti-union "right to work" state.
: Brian Tierney
The 1989 strike at Pittston Coal saw miners occupy company property in a long--and ultimately victorious--struggle.
: Bob Kosuth
Activists from the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign is suing the State Board of Investment to divest from Israel.
The Republican primaries are getting underway--in a race in which the candidates have gone out of their way to take the most extreme right-wing positions.
: Jason Netek
The Tea Party's appropriation of the rhetoric and imagery of the American Revolution is especially infuriating.
: Chris Williams
Angry that they have not received accurate information about the radiation threat, the people of Fukushima have taken matters into their own hands.
Hopes and Prospects from Madison to Cairo | Noam Chomsky on the transformative events of 2011 around the world, and what they mean for the struggle--in an interview with David Barsamian . | Read more at ISReview.org.
A coalition of U.S. organizations has come together to demand an end to the military's savage crackdown in Egypt.
Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists respond to a propaganda campaign aimed at whipping up a hysteria against them.
Egypt's military has carried out a horrific attack on demonstrators protesting the generals' continued hold on power.
Occupy Wall Street and the unions
From the Middle East and North Africa to Europe and the U.S., a worldwide resistance took shape in 2011 that will go down in history.
West Coast ports were shut down or disrupted December 12 in a day of demonstrations by Occupy supporters to protest police attacks and union-busting.
: Jenin Juffri
The guilty verdict against Tarek Mehanna is part of a climate of Islamophobia whipped up by the "war on terror."
: Nicole Colson
After more than a year and a half behind bars, Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, faces a court date.
: Boris Kagarlitsky
Mass protests against election fraud signal the beginning of wider struggles for social change, says a veteran socialist.
: Dan Trocolli
Hundreds of high school students from all over Seattle walked out of class to protest another round of proposed cuts in education funding.
: Sandy Boyer
Bankruptcy may be a disaster for the 99 percent, but it can be a wondrous thing for million-dollar corporations.
: Shaun Harkin
Locked-out workers are standing strong in Findlay, Ohio, with round-the-clock pickets at the Cooper Tire & Rubber plant.
: Alexander Super
The Panel for Educational Policy got a visit from teachers, students and parents angry about New York City public schools.
A group of port truck drivers issued an open letter linking the Occupy movement with their fight for justice on the job.
: Sandy Boyer
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been forced to impose higher taxes on multimillionaires. So why do business leaders support the deal?
: Lee Sustar
Unelected school boards in Chicago and New York are set to order the closure of supposedly low-performing schools--and open new charters.
: Hossam el-Hamalawy
An Egyptian socialist discusses the next phase of the struggle after the elections and the mass protests that came before.
Now we know why Britain's public-sector unions held a general strike on November 29--because they hate mothers.
: Alexander Billet
This has been a year of revolt and revolution, and musicians and music are reflecting the electrifying times.
For more than 25 years, I've tuned in to the bowl games to cap each college football season--but not this year.
A discussion about tactics and strategy has emerged after the successes of the December 12 West Coast Port Shutdown.
Hopefully, a new generation of Brazilians will pick up--on the field and off--from where the soccer great left off.
: Corrie Westing
The Obama administration has overturned an FDA decision to ease young women's access to emergency contraception.
: Leela Yellesetty
A debate has arisen within the Occupy movement about gender equality and how it relates to the interests of the 99 percent.
: Lee Sustar
In 2001, labor activists around the country rallied behind the Charleston Five--South Carolina longshore workers targeted for union activism.
: Phil Gasper
How close are the views of right-wing politicians who proclaim their Christian beliefs to the historical Jesus who opposed kings and oppressors?
Del Medio Oriente y África del Norte a Europa y Estados Unidos, el 2011 fue un año de resistencia mundial del que se leerá en los libros de historia.
A pesar de los devastadores efectos de la racista ley anti-inmigrante de Alabama, los activistas muestran su determinación de organizar y resistir.
Decriminalizing medical marijuana would be an important step in ending the "war on drugs," but it won't go far enough.
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