Editorials

Summer usually brings the expectation of good times – when people can look forward to …

The news is giving us a distorted picture of reality. It is a picture which …

The distorted news coverage of the trial of Johannes Mehserle is just one example of …

The shocking verdict in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who killed Oscar …

The verdict is about to come down in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART …

Oscar Grant was just one of many young Black men shot by police officers in …

Oakland faces a budget deficit of $31 million. The city has less money from property …

The British Petroleum oil leak is the biggest oil-related disaster in history. But its size …

On Monday of last week, a fleet of humanitarian ships approached the Gaza strip, a …

For one month now millions of gallons of oil have poured into the Gulf of …

Last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger announced his revised budget proposal, which looks a lot like the …

On April 20th, the Deepwater horizon, a British Petroleum (BP) oil rig off the coast …

This past Sunday, more people in the U.S. usually go out to eat in restaurants …

A horrific anti-immigration law (SB 1070) was passed last week in Arizona. Under the new …

Immigrants in the U.S. • The U.S. has always been a country of immigrants. The …

One of the most important working class holidays, May 1 or May Day, originated in …

Tax (noun) – definition 1. an amount of money levied by a government on its …

The massive explosion in a mine in Montcoal, West Virginia last Monday, April 5th, killed …

Last week, Congress finally passed the healthcare bill it has been debating for months. People …

The U.S. war on Iraq is entering its eighth year. George Bush, with the agreement …

In October 2001, the U.S. Government began a war on the people of Afghanistan. Within …

All across California, an outright assault is being waged against working people. Currently, the official …

This past Thursday, there were protests all over California – in elementary schools, middle schools …

The Super Bowl has come and gone. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts, …

(August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) On January 27th, Howard Zinn passed away. Zinn …

Last week Ford announced profits of $2.7 billion in 2009. After workers made all sorts …

Recently, the San Francisco School District announced it is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. …

On January 12, a major earthquake struck Haiti. The number of people killed in the …

Last week Haiti suffered a powerful earthquake, 7.0 in magnitude, in its capital and most …

Last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger revealedhis plan to deal with this year’s $19.9 billion budget deficit. …

Last year was the worst recession since the 1930s. But the bosses and bankers have …