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Hellman: War Pay
May 23, 2012
The nearly $1 trillion national security budget
Swanson: Chicago: Peace Town
May 22, 2012
This event, with massive turnout and tremendous energy, saw the participation of numerous groups from Chicago and the surrounding area
Cooke: The First Domino Falls in Greece
May 21, 2012
The working class has been radicalized and will not submit; mass demonstrations and general strikes have become common place
Annis: Quebec Students Say Law Will Fail
May 20, 2012
The strike of post-secondary students in Quebec has taken a dramatic turn with the provincial government pushing through a special law
Roos: Hundreds Arrested at #Blockupy
May 19, 2012
Frankfurt on lock-down as over 5.000 police are deployed in an unprecedented operation to keep protesters out of the city
Kagarlitsky: Opposition Needs to Reach Beyond Moscow
May 18, 2012
The Moscow protests on May 6 marked a milestone in the country's political development.
Pilger: Bradley Manning Is The Issue
May 17, 2012
Obama’s historic achievement has been to silence the anti-war and social justice movement associated with the Democratic Party
Zirin: Welcome to the 2012 Olympics
May 16, 2012
Local police forces have just been given an inordinate number of new toys and the boxes have been opened, the receipts tossed away
Kromm: Louisiana is Prison Capitol of World
May 15, 2012
The share of Louisiana's population that is locked up in jails or prisons is triple that of Iran and seven times that of China
Vivas: M15: A Look Toward the Future
May 14, 2012
The M15 has been able to go beyond the activist core of protesters, awakening a new militant generation and lifting many people out of their easy chairs
Swanson: Judge Deliberates on Saving Earth
May 13, 2012
Surely there is a violation of the Constitution in making the earth uninhabitable
Raptis: The Drama of the Greek Elections
May 12, 2012
The Greek case will initiate a domino effect; for Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and even France
Street: Left Invisible
May 11, 2012
The experience of being told that you don’t officially exist can be more than a little chilling
Gottesdiener: Organizing Against Bank of America
May 10, 2012
Community building and education can spark direct action even in corners of the United States without long histories of housing organizing
Street: Left Educational Tasks
May 09, 2012
Perceiving that strong class conflict exists is simply not the same as thinking that America’s harsh class inequality is a problem that should be overcome
Roos: No Difference For Europe
May 08, 2012
The decisive battles for the future of humanity are no longer fought in Parliaments and Ministries; they are fought on the trading floors and in the streets
Schechter: Iceberg Ahead
May 07, 2012
We ignore, to our detriment, that vast iceberg of money, stacked in the billions, that threatens to sink what’s left of our democracy
Rasmus: Dissecting the U.S. GDP Slowdown
May 06, 2012
The Obama administration’s primary reliance on manufacturing and exports to drive the US economy toward recovery are beginning to weaken
Zirin: Start with the '84 LA Olympics
May 05, 2012
When the people have no voice, no community, and no power, their frustration is left no physical choice but to explode
May 24, 2012
Every day is an earth summit in our lives