Nicole Colson Turning a mother into a criminal Jennifer Whalen is going to jail--because she decided to help her teenage daughter get an abortion.
Revolutionary Socialists of Egypt Mahienour is free! A judge suspended the prison sentence of Egyptian socialist Mahienour El-Masry, who was jailed for violating Egypt's protest law.
Rory Fanning Seeing the war through Afghan eyes Journalist Anand Gopal's new book answers the many haunting questions that remain about the U.S. war on Afghanistan.
Mark Steel Can we be independent of austerity? Many of the people who voted "yes" to Scottish independence appeared to mainly want independence from English austerity.
Readers’ View What’s a “real” Democrat? Randy Credico did run a serious campaign in New York, but he's in the wrong party if he wants to fight for working people.
Alan Maass The never-ending, ever-expanding war U.S. air strikes in Syria add another ingredient to the deadly mix of conflicts that is breeding violence and oppression in the Middle East.
Elizabeth Schulte On the wrong side of the law For many women--especially Black women--law enforcement is part of the problem, not the solution to domestic violence.
Christa Hillstrom I am in the Troy Davis book club For the third anniversary of his execution, people around the country, including prisoners, are reading I Am Troy Davis.
International Socialist Organization-New Zealand A bitter defeat in New Zealand The center-right ruling party won a crushing victory in New Zealand's elections, handing Labour its worst result since the 1920s.
Steve Leigh Driving the poor from public housing The Seattle Housing Authority is proposing a rent increase of 500 percent over six years for some public-housing residents.
