James Illingworth A dreary election in Britain The bitter discontent with austerity in Britain has been ignored by the major parties, opening space for the right and the left.
Trish Kahle Defying an unjust curfew Baltimore protesters defied a curfew to link the struggle against police murder to those of prisoners and public housing residents.
Bill Mullen Reconstruction after the war The formal emancipation of slaves after the Civil War constituted a significant but incomplete advance for the working class.
Caroline Gonzales Speaking out in Seattle on May Day Seattle protests and rallies revolved around workers' rights, Black Lives Matter, immigrant rights and indigenous struggles.
Readers’ View What we saw in Baltimore Without so much as a word of solidarity, a reader has unfairly accused us of pathologizing the Baltimore uprising.
Readers’ View Dirty tricks of the state There is a long history of police use of "underdcover" provocateurs to create justifications for police riots and arrests.
Lee Sustar Riots, rebellion and the Black working class Fifty years after Black workers rebelled in Watts, a new generation of African Americans is confronting racism in the wake of the Great Recession.
Sandy Boyer When did de Blasio become Giuliani? Continuing his rightward shift on policing, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed the NYPD's repression at a recent march.
Marlene Martin Reparations for police torture in Chicago The Chicago City Council will vote on an ordinance providing compensation and other aid to the victims of police torturers.
Dave Zirin Reconsidering The Wire Baltimore's rebellion has me asking: Why were those fighting to change Baltimore invisible on the TV show The Wire?
