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The Rich Get Richer – The Poor Get Prison
The worst criminals in our society are the super rich. Bankers and CEOs cause horrible …
The worst criminals in our society are the super rich. Bankers and CEOs cause horrible …
The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world. While the U.S. has less …
Lately many of us have been commenting on the spring weather and flowers in bloom …
Looking back on 2013, it was a year of records. The capitalist class – the …
Chris Kluwe was the punter for the Minnesota Vikings for eight years. In May 2013, …
The following is just a short list of some of the social struggles that were …
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq has not meant an end to …
The level of environmental destruction caused by the system of capitalism is becoming more and …
Looking back on 2013, we see a volatile world, a world of increasing misery but …
The holiday season is supposed to be a time when people look forward to …
More than 10,000 people may have been killed in the Philippines from one of the …
Monday November 11th is Veteran’s day, the day on which politicians from all corners of …
The City of Seattle just had its city-wide elections. Unlike most elections where voters had …
We are living in a period of unmatched wealth inequality in the U.S. The 400 …
We should all have the right to live in communities where we can feel safe …
A look at what is going on in West Virginia shows us how ruthless corporations …
Across the country, state and city governments are using the excuse of budget deficits to …
The economic crisis has hit cities across the U.S. almost like some sort of natural …
This week BART workers will be voting on their contract. For four months they have …
People across the Bay Area were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death …
We’re entering our third week of this so-called government shutdown. And it is an outrage …
Last week AC Transit workers again rejected a contract proposal full of takeaways. For BART …
From early on, we are taught that education is a ticket to a better future. …
What would education look like if it was designed to give human beings the possibility …
We hear the constant discussion from both Democrats and Republicans about the need to reform …
In the U.S., the public education system has been shaped by different goals. On the …
The purpose of public education has always been above all to meet the economic needs …
The U.S and Russian governments continue their chess match with the lives of the Syrian …
The U.S. military stands ready to bomb Syria. President Obama and other supporters of this …
Last week, President Obama made the case that the U.S must carry out missile strikes …
Since September 11, 2001, in the name of national security, the U.S. government has given …
Today Syria is being torn apart by a bloody civil war. Since 2011 the ruling …
Since September 11, 2001, over two million Americans have been sent off to war in …
We live in a world ravaged by endless war. The estimated death toll from wars …
Since July 3rd, Egypt has been in a state of upheaval. The Muslim Brotherhood, which …
After months of negotiations union representatives for AC Transit workers and AC management have come …
Governor Jerry Brown has told the courts to order a 60-day cooling off period to …
Much of the news media has portrayed BART workers as a greedy, self-serving bunch. But …
Immigrants from Latin America come to the U.S looking for a better life, but there …
In 1990, 4.5 million Mexicans lived in the U.S. In 2000, the number more than …
Everyone living in the U.S. is an immigrant. Every one migrated to this region of …
Supporters of the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” claim the bill offers …
Immigrants, with or without legal status, have just as much of a right to be …
Across the country, in every major city, our public transportation systems are under attack at …
The murder of Trayvon Martin, the six weeks it took to arrest and charge his …
After four days on strike BART bosses and union officials called it off, extended …
The key components to any public transit system are well-maintained buses or trains, convenient scheduling, …
Our systems of transportation impact our lives in many ways. In most of the U.S. …
The film Fruitvale Station, written and directed by 26 year-old, Oakland resident, Ryan Coogler, tells …
As budget cuts dry up state funding for public hospitals, emergency rooms and entire hospitals …
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