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Organizing the battle for Berkeley

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North Star, a memoir by the late Peter Camejo, tells the story of a life dedicated to struggles for justice and the fight for socialism.

Social crisis stalks Pakistan

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The floodwaters are finally beginning to recede a month after they tore through Pakistan, but the devastation left in their wake is vast.

The cuts that will leave nothing behind

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:00pm

State budget cuts in social services are so deep that many programs and agencies are disappearing--precisely at a moment when they're needed most.

Mott's strikers send out pickets

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:00pm

Mott's workers marked their 100th day on strike with a big show of community support--and by taking their picket to other cities.

Fighting for a fair contract at Coke

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:00pm

Members of Teamsters Local 117 who work for Coca Cola bottling plants in western Washington are locked in a battle for a fair and equitable contract.

Locked out but still fighting

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:00pm

Members of UNITE HERE Local 2850 rallied on August 26--the 184th day of their lockout by the Castlewood Country Club.

Documenting a man-made disaster

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:26pm

On the anniversary of the Katrina disaster, Harry Shearer's documentary The Big Uneasy asks why the New Orleans' levees failed in the first place.

Peace talks on Israel's terms

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 3:17pm

A new round of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is designed to safeguard Israel's interests.

The legacy of Leon Trotsky

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00pm

From his role in the Russian 1917 Revolution to his battle against Stalinism, Leon Trotsky made an immense contribution to the revolutionary tradition.

The test score witch-hunt in LA

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00pm

LA teachers are gearing up to protest the Los Angeles Times for publishing the names of teachers alongside their students' test scores.

San Diego marriage equality sit-in

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00pm

Nine activists were arrested as part of a sit-in after same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses by San Diego County officials.

Turning out for the Big Commit

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00pm

Several hundred activists from all over the East Coast gathered in Washington, D.C., for the "Big Commit," a rally for LGBT rights.

Why is the right calling the shots?

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

Here's what passes for mainstream politics today--the Republicans spout inflammatory lies, and the Democrats retreat and act like they can't do anything about it.

School reform fails in test score scandal

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

A sweeping downward revision of public school students test scores in New York shows that the supposed advances of "school reform" are illusory.

The real fanatics

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

How far away from the "hallowed ground" of Ground Zero is it permissible to be Muslim? Maybe there needs to be specific guidelines.

The battle over Proposition 19

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

If California passes a ballot measure that will legalize marijuana, it would strike a serious blow against the drug warriors and their repressive polices.

Why helping Pakistan matters

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

In the wake of devastating floods in Pakistan, how can those of us who live in the heart of the U.S. empire express our solidarity with ordinary Pakistanis?

Taking back their schools

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00pm

High school students in Argentina's capital city of Buenos Aires have seized 23 public high schools to demand repairs.

A divestment movement for the 21st century

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:00pm

Imprisoned behind border walls, subjected to indiscriminate killings, deprived of the most basic necessities, Palestinians are asking for our help.

Big grocers take aim at the UFCW

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:00pm

Corporate America's biggest grocers are out to squeeze concessions from the United Food and Commercial Workers union--once again.