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The struggle in Kashmir: the national question, religion and imperialism
On Aug. 14, Indian government forces killed two people in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region. The killings were the latest in…
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More U.S. troops die in Afghanistan under Obama than under Bush
Michael Prysner is an Iraq veteran and co-founder of March Forward! an organization of veterans and active-duty soldiers opposed to…
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Justice for Chuniece Patterson and Raul Pinet!
On Friday, Aug.13, the Party for Socialism and Liberation hosted a public forum in Syracuse, N.Y., which focused on issues…
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Is the Iraq war over?
The author is an Iraq war veteran and co-founder of March Forward! an organization of veterans and active-duty service members…
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Rhymes Under Occupation
On July 21, I embarked on a life-changing journey to the West Bank, Palestine as a paricipant in the 2010…
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Gerardo Hern�ndez, one of the Five Heroes, out of isolation
Gerardo Hernández, Cuban Five hero, was released from isolation Aug. 3, after an intense campaign by his attorneys and thousands…
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LGBT movement and allies stand for marriage equality
According to the reactionary group the National Organization for Marriage, "For over a decade, the institution of marriage, the very…
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The shrinking ‘middle class’ and the unraveling of America’s founding myth
The following is an excerpt of a presentation given at a PSL meeting on Aug. 6. Communists pay especially close…
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City of Long Beach forced to pay $8 million for wrongful murder conviction
On Aug. 11, the city of Long Beach paid nearly $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man…
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Widow faces anti-trans bigotry
Since July 4, Texas resident Nikki Araguz has not only had to deal with the death of her husband Thomas,…
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The education reform money grab
As part of its "Race to the Top" initiative, the Obama administration is making close to $3.5 billion available for…
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Capitalist crisis forces early retirement
As unemployment persists at catastrophic levels, many--roughly 2 million in 2009 alone--are faced with no other option than to retire…
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Thirty thousand people line up to apply for public housing
The extent of the housing crisis and the stark realities of capitalism were on full display Aug. 11 and 12…
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Suicides in the military soar as the wars drag on
The writer is a veteran and member of March Forward! which is an organization of veterans, active duty service members…
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Syracuse man dies in police custody
On Friday, Aug. 6, Raul Pinet Jr. died while in the custody of the Onondaga County Justice Center in Syracuse,…
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Oceans polluted by ‘plastic soup’
Recent releases from non-profit scientific organizations that study marine life have discovered that the Indian Ocean is covered by a…
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Mayans protest conquistador monument
The city of Merida in southern Mexico is considering a petition from Mayan Indians in the area who are outraged…
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Bolivian court upholds seizure of ranch
Every country that has fought to rip itself from the grip of Western imperialism and create a workers' democracy has…
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Billionaires’ charity a sham
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest person, and Warren Buffett, the world's third-richest person, have convinced the…
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Michigan oil spill caused by corporate greed
The Gulf oil spill is the worst environmental disaster to happen in the United States. However, it is not the…
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