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Teachers denounce Obama’s education agenda
David Feldman is a public school teacher in Los Angeles. In early July, both national teacher unions, the American Federation…
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Anti-Muslim bigotry fuels movement against mosque
The plans to build the Park51/Cordoba House community center and mosque at a location about two blocks from the World…
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Postdoctoral workers union ratifies first contract
After four years of struggle, postdoctoral researchers at the University of California have overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract that includes…
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Still marching for jobs and freedom
On Aug. 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands participated in the massive March on Washington, which many call the high point…
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The BP spill: image and reality
As the BP propaganda machine shifts into high gear, two new studies confirm the catastrophic damage caused by the Deepwater…
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Wildfires and resulting smog ravage Russia
While a cold front that started Aug. 19 has ended the two-month heat wave in Russia, the heat had caused…
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South African public employees launch massive strike
In South Africa, over 1 million public sector employees are on an indefinite strike, demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase…
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Women’s leadership and the Black liberation struggle: Review
Women were not only behind-the-scenes organizers in the Black liberation movement, but also strategists, mentors, theoreticians, and formal leaders.
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Same-sex marriages to be recognized by all Mexican states
There have been significant achievements for LGBT people in Mexico throughout the past year. On Aug. 5, the Mexican Supreme…
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China’s clean energy sector grows in leaps and bounds
Global warming is the most urgent environmental challenge of our time. The raging debate has yielded numerous international summits among…
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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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