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U.S. ‘liberators’ turned South Korea into a neo-colony
While all of Korea was brutally colonized by Japanese imperialist forces for nearly half a century, for the people of…
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Ibrahim Jassam and the myth of Iraqi sovereignty
On Sept. 2, 2008, Ibrahim Jassam, a journalist working for the Reuters international news service, was dragged from his home…
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Frances Villar for Mayor Newsletter for the Week of Aug. 31
Frances Villar for Mayor Newsletter for the Week of Aug. 31 Education is a right! CUNY should be free! With…
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California ordered to release 40,000 prisoners
On Aug. 4, a panel of federal judges ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population by 40,000…
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Whatever happened to depressions?
The following article is largely based on the first of the series "The Phases of the Industrial Cycle," published in…
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South African runner Caster Semenya target of discrimination
Caster Semenya from South Africa was the gold medal winner in the women’s 800-meter race at the recent World Athletics…
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March Forward! veterans speak out against Gen. McChrystal’s report
The statement below was released by the veterans' organization March Forward! on Sept. 1. A national organization of veterans of…
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Healthcare workers in California protest governor
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger held a press conference at the state Microbial Diseases Laboratory to address…
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It is the time of mobilization, of marching together
Originally published on Aug. 27 in Juventud Rebelde , the newspaper of Cuban Youth. The leader of the Cuban Revolution…
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Addressing the Coalition for Public Education
Frances prepared the following remarks for the founding conference of the Conference for Public Education. Because of a change in…
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In Argentina, factory takeovers continue
The number of companies taken over and run by workers in Argentina continues to rise. The total is now over…
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Whole Foods CEO attacks workers’ right to healthcare
On Aug. 11, Chief Executive Officer of organic food retail giant Whole Foods, John Mackey, published an article in the…
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Governor halts Boston meetings on planned transit fare increases
On Aug. 10, over 150 people attended the MBTA’s first and only public meeting on the agency’s proposal to raise…
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Puerto Rico’s unemployment reaches 16.5 percent
Jobless claims in Puerto Rico reached 19,000 in July, raising the unemployment rate to 16.5 percent. Out of nearly 4…
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A fighting program for New York
Frances Villar for Mayor Newsletter for the Week of Aug. 22 A Fighting Program for New York Campaign Rally this…
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Negociaciones ocultas distorcionan la reforma de la salud
Si bien las reuniones del cabildo intentan, obstinadamente, convertir la reforma de la salud en un debate público. Las negociaciones…
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Obama administration testing new strategy in Afghanistan
For nearly eight years, U.S. troops have been sent to occupy one of the poorest countries on earth—a land that…
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Nursing home caregivers end three-day strike
In an attempt to fight against bad working conditions and for higher wages and better health insurance coverage, the United…
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Two years after devastating quake, people of Peru continue to live in misery
Since an Aug. 15, 2007, earthquake killed more than 500 people and destroyed up to 75,000 houses, the government of…
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Exclusive: Official inventory of George Jackson’s prison cell library
A listing books of found in George Jackson’s cell following his assassination on Aug. 21, 1971
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