Editorials

Gaza & Baltimore

Gaza is the world’s biggest prison. Nearly two million Palestinian people are locked up there by Israel’s military blockade. Last…

April 29, 2015

Legacy of May Day today

Next year will mark the 130th anniversary of the founding of May Day. Also known as International Workers Day, May…

April 21, 2015

After Walter Scott’s murder, police try to divide the movement

As the whole world knows, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old African American, was fatally shot in the back multiple times by…

April 14, 2015

Outrage pushes back bigoted Indiana law

From the minute Indiana Gov. Mike Pense passed the bigoted “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” the law permitting businesses to discriminate…

April 6, 2015

Why the April 2 People’s Tribunal is timely

The opening session of the “People’s Tribunal on Police Violence and Structural Racism” scheduled for April 2 at the National…

March 31, 2015

Racist double standard

For most people, it should be enough to point out that Black people are 21 times more likely to be…

March 26, 2015

Oklahoma University and society racism

When a vile, racist video by members of the Oklahoma University chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity was…

March 17, 2015

Defend Venezuela, end the sanctions!

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela deserves the highest praise and support for firmly rejecting the latest round of U.S. pressures…

March 10, 2015

What women are fighting for

International Women’s Day is a good time to examine some crucial struggles for women, including pay equity and livable wages.…

March 7, 2015

Protest war criminal Netanyahu

He won’t be the first war criminal to speak before the U.S. Congress. Remember that George W. Bush delivered eight…

February 28, 2015